Pray More, Worry Less
I had the wonderful pleasure of having my mom and aunt visit us recently. We went out to dinner, swam, chatted, and, of course, shopped! One outing led us to a local farmers' market and a young woman was selling various items of jewelry made out of metal, engraved with a variety of slogans and sayings. I was drawn to a delicate silver necklace that had "Pray More, Worry Less" in small script on a nickel-size charm.
I'm apparently drawn to this saying as I have the same adage on a narrow block of wood, just under the monitor of my computer. But no matter how much I look at the saying, worry seems to be the emotion of the day for me lately. Why? If I believe that God is truly in control of my life's path, why should I be worried about? Maybe I don't have the faith I need or the trust that is required to set my whole life at the foot of the cross of Jesus Christ.
Yesterday, was as I've heard other women say before, "a waste of makeup." For those non-makeup wearers, this simply means that the time it requires to apply makeup is wasted on a day that just doesn't go very well. When I have to deal with companies via telephone, issues often arise, and that was the better part of my day yesterday. So I went to bed early with a book and told my husband, "I have given up on this day!"
Since I'm the one who usually locks up the house and makes sure everything is turned off before we go to bed, I worried that my husband had forgotten to turn everything off. As I read, he fell deep asleep next to me, but a favored tea that I just had to have late in the afternoon was allowing me no sleep. I continued reading for about an hour when I thought I heard a fan running.
Already wide awake, I wandered the house in search of the errant noise. For some reason, I was drawn outside to see if the noise was coming from a neighbors, that's when I noticed water flowing down our sidewalk next to our house. I quickly found the source, my husband had decided to water his tomatoes before bed and had forgotten to shut off the faucet.
I praised God and asked for forgiveness for my bad attitude about the day and my continual worrying. He kept me up and sent me to the source of my problem that would have flooded our yard if left on all night. So even in the small things He is there for me, just confirming that I need to "Pray More, Worry Less." Thank you Lord for all things big and small, help me with my worry. Amen!
I'm apparently drawn to this saying as I have the same adage on a narrow block of wood, just under the monitor of my computer. But no matter how much I look at the saying, worry seems to be the emotion of the day for me lately. Why? If I believe that God is truly in control of my life's path, why should I be worried about? Maybe I don't have the faith I need or the trust that is required to set my whole life at the foot of the cross of Jesus Christ.
Yesterday, was as I've heard other women say before, "a waste of makeup." For those non-makeup wearers, this simply means that the time it requires to apply makeup is wasted on a day that just doesn't go very well. When I have to deal with companies via telephone, issues often arise, and that was the better part of my day yesterday. So I went to bed early with a book and told my husband, "I have given up on this day!"
Since I'm the one who usually locks up the house and makes sure everything is turned off before we go to bed, I worried that my husband had forgotten to turn everything off. As I read, he fell deep asleep next to me, but a favored tea that I just had to have late in the afternoon was allowing me no sleep. I continued reading for about an hour when I thought I heard a fan running.
Already wide awake, I wandered the house in search of the errant noise. For some reason, I was drawn outside to see if the noise was coming from a neighbors, that's when I noticed water flowing down our sidewalk next to our house. I quickly found the source, my husband had decided to water his tomatoes before bed and had forgotten to shut off the faucet.
I praised God and asked for forgiveness for my bad attitude about the day and my continual worrying. He kept me up and sent me to the source of my problem that would have flooded our yard if left on all night. So even in the small things He is there for me, just confirming that I need to "Pray More, Worry Less." Thank you Lord for all things big and small, help me with my worry. Amen!
Matthew 6:34
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.
Each day has enough trouble of its own.
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.
Each day has enough trouble of its own.
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