Marathon for Mom and Mike by fall4daisies

WORRY IS UN-FAITH     Wow.  When I saw this definition of "worry" posted on the marquee of a local church, it hit home with me. 

Lately I had been worrying a lot more than usual.  Oh, I found LOTS of things to worry about: Son #1 moving away to college, right achilles & hamstring pain as my training miles increase, a slow start to MMRF fundraising, whether or not I added fabric softener to the wash, etc.  Sometimes I woke up in the middle of the night with a 100 things I need to remember not to forget to do, say, buy, pray about, or schedule!   

Mymindjustwouldn'tslowdown.

Then I came across the sign:  "Worry is Un-Faith."  Hmm.

"But I have faith!" I thought to myself.  And to prove it I decided the next time I caught myself worrying about something I would flip it into a statement of "faith."  "Faith is being sure of what you hope for, and confidence in what you cannot see," as the gospel hymn goes. 

It is taking some practice, but I am slowly getting better at turning my worries over to God and having faith that his shoulders are big enough to handle my life's little "problems."  It's been very freeing, too, and now with all this extra head-room I have plenty of space for thoughts gratitude:  our son who is going to college, my healthy body and its ability to train for a marathon, my physical therapist who is treating my achilles & hamstring, the generosity of friends/family who are helping meet the MMRF fundraing goal, the pile of dirty laundry (for at least my family has clothing!)

Have a peaceful, grateful, worry-free day!

"Good Morning, This Is God!: I will be Handling all Your Problems Today. I Will Not Need Your Help -- So Have a Good Day. I Love You"                     ---Refrigerator magnet