I struggle with worrying... I find things to worry about. I obsessively plan, prepare and when I've done all I can do...I worry that I didn't do enough or didn't do it right. I think it has something to do with "control"...I think that if I am prepared as much as possible and worrying about the rest...then I have done all that I can do...if I'm not worried then anything that goes wrong just must be my fault.
WRONG!!!
I fight this "worry battle" every day. Trusting God's sovereignty. Praying instead of worrying. Resting in Him.
Trusting in God's sovereignty means trusting in His infinite rule, His authority, His power over all of creation. He rules over ALL the universe. Nothing happens outside of his ultimate sovereignty.
Psalm 103:15-19 As for man, his days are like grass; As a flower of the field, so he flourishes. 16 When the wind has passed over it, it is no more; And its place acknowledges it no longer. 17 But the lovingkindness of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him, And His righteousness to children’s children, 18 To those who keep His covenant, And who remember His precepts to do them. 19 The LORD has established His throne in the heavens; And His sovereignty rules over all.
His sovereignty rules over all.
I don't have to worry because God's got this! "He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together!" (Colossians 1:17)
Today, my precious husband and many youth left for summer camp in Andrews, NC. It was hard to miss the news over the weekend that a youth pastor from Indiana and his pregnant wife were killed returning from a youth camp. I literally could not even think about it without being sick to my stomach. I was so tempted to worry about the safety of our youth and of my husband but in the midst of it I heard a small voice that said "pray."
I can't count the many number of prayers over the last few days that I have whispered to calm my worry, to affirm my trust in God's sovereignty. And in the midst of it all, again and again, God brings a peace in my soul that calms my worries and fears.
Please pray with me for everyone going to camp!
God bless you Melanie! As the mother of one of those youth, I know just what you mean about worry and hearing that very sad story on the news (right after I returned from seeing Sarah off on one of the vans)... I share your tendency to worry and like you, turned to prayer and the knowledge that God is in control and whatever comes He will equip us. It surely helps knowing others like you are praying and trusting too!
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