God and Anxiety

We are getting more and more organized here at Dan’s parents! It’s hard to figure out what we need now, what we will possibly need, and what we don’t. I feel like our life is a little scattered right now, but it’s good. We are able to live a little simpler, which is just fine by me! I always thought I could be Amish :).

Today in Jesus Calling, the first line says:

Dan and I ended up talking about that line for awhile. I think that is SO TRUE! Often times we worry about the littlest of things – the things we have absolutely NO control over! Over the past few months, we have had so much on our minds – but in many of those times, our hearts have been at peace. Why? We knew that God was taking care of us. But trust me, there were plenty of other times where we would panic and have “freak out” moments – that was because we were not keeping God in our vision of our future. That doesn’t mean that we “did away” with God – but we forgot to look at the most detailed part of the picture – God. We would worry about all the little details, but not focus on the big picture – again, God. Dan and I worry about where we are going to live next, what town we will end up in, and what life will look like – but in those moments, we have learned that when we even just TALK about God being in the picture, it takes so much pressure off. Yes, we can plan as much as we can, but so much of it just takes trust in God. We need to do away with our anxiety and just let God be the vision of our future.

How about you? How often do you talk about the future and leave God out of it? Not that you are saying “God is out of my life…” but do you talk about God being part of your future? For me, it’s a daily choice I need to make in every moment. I have failed miserably – those nights that I can’t fall asleep – those are the result of not envisioning the future with

God.