What's wrong with a little worry...after all...I'm a woman...it's what we do.
I worry every single time my children get in the car with someone else. I worry about their health...their education...their self esteem...their hearts and their relationship with God.
I worry about my husband....okay...let's get real...my husband reads this blog so...the truth is...I probably worry about him more than I let on. I worry about the temptations he's faced with...the decisions he has to make...I worry about the worries that he worries about. I'm crazy about him so...I worry about something happening to him...I'd never want to lose him.
I worry about my parents and siblings...Oh, they read this blog too...I worry about their health, their hearts and yes...I've even worried about their worries too.
I worry about change and this crazy world that seems to get crazier. I worry about society and increasing violence and that ever present feeling that we are so close to the end times.
So, what's a worried woman to do?
Be Free I say. God has had me on a journey of freedom for some time now and it's just one more reason why I love Him so. It's not easy letting go of our tight fisted worries and putting them in the hands of Jesus. I know that. But our worries and our fears keep us from trusting Him. They keep us burdened down and our thoughts consumed. Worries cause stress, headaches and ulcers....and I bet they cause premature wrinkles...seriously....worries are nastier than you think!
The evil one doesn't want you to believe this....but...God is big enough.
Hear me now. He is big enough for whatever is going on in your life and in your heart and in the lives of the ones you love.
2 Timothy 1:7
...for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.
Philippians 4:6-7
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
As I daily...and yes, I even mean today...take my worries and put them in the hands of Jesus...trusting Him and thanking Him and sharing my hearts desires with Him...I pray that you will do the same.
Let's be free together.
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You said it so well... we women worry... and we do it well!! We are pros at it... we can reveal our worries when we need to (or want to) but we are also good at wearing our smiley masks.
ReplyDeleteWhen we women talk about our worries in a healthy way (as you did), it seems as though we have a comrade/sister-in-arms to walk with us through our own worries that we carry.
Thanks for sharing that Jesus is the opposite of worry!