Step by Step
Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life? Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest? Luke 12:25-26
I spend far too much time rehearsing what I’m going to say. If they do this, then I’ll say that and on it goes. After all these years, I still become defensive when my integrity is doubted or questioned. I worry and play the ‘what-if’ game. I know full well that my anxious thoughts are not going to change anything, but I play out different scenarios in my wild imagination. I remain unsettled until I recall various Words spoken by my loving Counselor and Friend.
Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth. Psalm 46:10 (NIV)
The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still. Exodus 14:14
If I could only learn to just stop and be still—waiting upon the Lord! I immediately think about how I’m going to prove my innocence or what I can do to climb out of the hole I didn’t create in the first place. That’s when I get serious about my faith.
Music has always been an important part of my journey. I look for songs that speak to my situations. Like these:
I find the words to this last song very comforting: Morning is coming, there is more to the story. Recently when I could not figure out what I had done wrong, I went through these verses and songs. At the end of this life event, there was just a shift, and I learned something new so it was all good. But until that moment of acceptance, I tortured myself with worry, rehashed scenes, and thoughts of my own stupidity. What did I do? How do I not know what I did wrong?
We have all been in this boat several times. The good news is that we don’t have to stay there very long.
Maybe someday, I will even share my life-lesson with others. But today I am simply grateful!
Heavenly Father, thank You for guiding our steps and reminding us that You have a plan for each of us. Please teach us to be more like You. Teach us to just trust more. AMEN.