“She came to him and asked, ‘Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!’” "Martha, Martha,’ the Lord answered, ‘you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.’” Luke 10:40-42 (NIV)
Something that I tend to do alot is worry. I admit it - I worry about stuff - big stuff, little stuff, future stuff, just stuff stuff. Between worry and self-esteem (sometimes them combined) I worry about things. I know that I shouldn't, that I should give everything over the the Lord, but sometimes it seems easier to just hold on to them and deal with it all myself. However, I know that when I do this - it just makes things worse. So I feel this is something that He's working with me to grow and stretch me.
I worry about my family - things I cannot change, yet I want to be able to work.
I was worried about third grade - things turned out fine and I think I did a wonderful job with my kiddos. I was worried about TAKS - and my kiddos did exactly what we expected them to - and some of 'em did even BETTER than I could've imagined.
I was worried about a summer job - the Lord provided me with 2 that I absolutely love.
I was worried about debt - with my two jobs the Lord provided us to be able to pay things off.
I wish I could say my worries ended there, but they don't. I currently have things that I am concerned about, but instead of making myself sick with worry - I am giving them to God. I know it's going to be a long road, but I feel like the Lord is helping me and showing me His providence and His love for us - and the fact that it's unconditional. Just like our kidz worship will focus on next month "Grace" - getting something really great that I don't deserve. God loves me and knows what's best for me - therefore - I have nothing to fear or worry about because He's in control of it all.
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