I've been a life-long worry-er. Something I remember having trouble with even as a you child. Being scared at night. Afraid to close my eyes. As an adult those worries changed somewhat. They focused more on health, kids, etc... After losing David's dad 7 years ago I found myself at an all time worry high. To the point I was miserable nearly daily. I knew something had to change. For one I needed to go my knees in deep prayer with Him. I knew that I had to lay it at His feet and turn every ounce of fear, worry, and anxiety over to Him. No, it wasn't instant relief and it actually took several years to re-train my thought process and find true peacefulness. There are just some thing I cannot control. There are somethings...well really all things...that no matter whether I worry about them or not they will not change. I'm getting better. When those "things" arise... And they do...about saying alright there is nothing I can do about this. But God can handle it. He knows the outcome. The beginning and the end and I'm going to trust Him. The realization that came to me several years ago was that I was letting Satan win. Because I was willing to dwell on worry an anxiety Satan was gaining ground in my life. That wasn't okay with me. I do not want to give Satan the satisfaction. I refuse to let him have credit for even an ounce of worry in my life. Yes, I am human and yes, things still happen that want to send me into a fit of worry and anxiety. That first instinct is to get upset and letting my mind take over. What I have found is that I can quickly change that thought and turn it over to God. In the same instant it take to get upset I can say God it's yours and I can't do anything about this.
I see these same struggles with worry in my boys at times. One in particular. There have been many nights up talking and praying. I want my boys to learn from an early age that a simple switch in the mindset now will save them the years of needless worry that I allowed myself to have. Giving to God what we can neither change nor control is all we can truly do!
"Can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?" Matthew 6:27
