Cast all your anxiety on Him for He cares for you. I Peter 5:7
One of my favorite movies is The Divine Secrets of the YaYa Sisterhood. It’s such a tender story sprinkled with laughter, love and drama. I love all the characters of the YaYa’s, but I especially identify with Vivian’s explanation of how she handles worry and problems. She says, I take a problem and chew on it until all the flavor’s gone, then I stick it in my hair.
Worry is defined as a state of anxiety or uncertainty over actual or potential problems. The key word here is potential.. Almost 97% of the things we worry about don’t happen, yet, we tend to dwell on things that haven’t happened, probably couldn’t happen, and will probably never happen. A friend of mine calls this strategy watering your worries because once you enhance the worries, they grow.
I understand worry because it’s hard for me to feel at peace with things unless I have everything worked out, everything on the list crossed off, and know that all those I love are safe and secure. In short, I water the worry.
When an elderly man was asked what robbed him of joy in his life, he replied, “Things that never happened.” This hit home with me because I keep a journal, and when I look back over the worries of years ago, I find that the most troubling things never happened. Instead of watering my faith, I watered my worry.
William Ward wrote, “Worry is faith in the negative, trust in the unpleasant, assurance of disaster and belief in defeat. It’s a magnet that attracts negative conditions. Faith is a more powerful force that creates positive circumstances.” In short, faith and worry can’t co exist.
We as mortals can’t possibly run our own lives because we just don’t have what it takes. We need to stop trying to control every situation, water every worry, and maneuver every possible outcome. Life can only get better when we decide to stand on God’s promises and let Him take care of us.
Worry is wasting today’s time, and cluttering up tomorrow’s opportunities with yesterday’s troubles. William Ward
Diane
You have stated this so clearly for us…just as God does. We all believe that worry is wrong, damaging to our spirits and our health. It is so difficult to control. Only with the help of the Sweet Holy Spirit can we conquer it. Thank you so much for your honest, God inspired comments ❣️
This is just what I needed to hear today. I worry too much that I should put In ! God’s hands. Thanks for sharing this!
Don’t know if I am a worrier. Think I am an over planner. Either way, I need to give more to God !