Living Without Worry

We all go through times of worry. Despite the fact that God says not to worry through the verse of scripture Matthew 6:25: "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes?"
We hear those words and can logically rationalize God's greatness and His power, but then by day's end we find that we have only taken back that worry. Raise your hand if you do that. (My hand is raised!). Why do we do that? For me, I'm not too sure, but it seems like the days bring on earthy reasons and rationality that tell us that WE are in control and we forget that we have given that worrisome circumstance over to God. What are reasons that you take back YOUR worries? Do you give them to God as He asks? Let's work at trying to trust God more--not take back things we ask Him to take care of! He will take care of us. We just have to not only trust Him, but also His timing.

Share with me some of your worries that you keep taking back from God....

I wish you blessings galore!
Carole

Long overdue...

Several days ago, this beautiful bouquet of flowers was stuck in my door handle on my big door at my studio the day after Sister Grace sang at the Presbyterian church in Athens.  I was so excited to find them!  They came from none other than sweet Kay Burlingame--thank you, Kay!  Sister Grace really enjoyed singing there with such a warm and friendly congregation.  Jaina Anderson did a fabulous job speaking about hospitality.  Something she said made me stop and think about it over and over again.  She said something close to this: "Hospitality is the cause and the consequence of receiving God's blessing."  I loved that!  Meaning that when you are hospitable to someone it is because you are extending God's blessing, then you AND the recipient receive God's blessing.  Think about that.  How many circumstances in life are both the cause and consequence of something? (Did I say that right? ) Makes me want to be more giving!  Thank you, Kay for extending your hospitality beyond Sunday and making our day on Monday!