Be anxious for nothing.

Anxious people are always trying to live ahead of where they currently are. They spend their day trying to figure out tomorrow and the result is the loss of simplicity.

Give yourself - your thoughts, your conversation, your energies, every part of you - to the day at hand.

Give yourself to what you are doing.

You will sense an awareness enabling you to enjoy the current activity, instead of going through the day in a blur of activity and confusing thoughts that leave you drained and exhausted.

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Anyone else need to hear this every once in a while? These are bits and pieces from one of the chapters in a Joyce Meyer book of mine.

Let it sink in folks.

Worry

I've been so worried lately....you know, the kind of worry we as mom's have the hardest time with...

I hate watching the news. Too much sadness. Sometimes I watch it and think - what if we get in a car accident? What if my child gets diagnosed with cancer? What if, what if, what IF!!!

I've been really praying about this, and it's just so hard to know that life is so full of unknowns. I read a great quote in one of my Joyce Meyer books (love her!) and she said, "Do your best job to raise your children according to Godly principles and leave the rest to God. We need to pray for our children and then cast our care on God."

I actually wrote this down and posted it on my wall in the kitchen! I need to read this every 10 minutes. Can you relate?

I'm also reminded of this verse: For God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love and self-discipline. 2 Timothy 1:7

I know that we are not here on this earth for long, and I want to make the most of my moments here. I don't want to spend time worrying! Thank the Lord we have scripture to rely on in times like this. Amen!