Scripture tells us again and again not to waste our time worrying. I think this is one of the hardest things for me. I am a worrier by nature. I assume responsibility for far more than is actually mine. My empathy is boundless and I spend considerable time worrying about others and their struggles.
I worry about my health, my children's health, the way others treat my kids when I am not around, successful education for my children, illnesses of friends, friends mourning the death of a loved one, friends with miserable jobs or no job at all, friends in miserable marriages, friends experiencing infertility, friends experiencing new parenthood. Pretty much any angle of any situation, I can find something to worry about.
I know it is taking a toll on my health and that my body is holding on to stress in bad ways. I also know the secret to not worrying is to have stronger faith in God and trust in him completely. It makes me sad that I cannot seem to get there.
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