Saint Theresa's Prayer
May today there be peace within.
May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith.
May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you. May you be confident knowing you are a child of God.
Let this presence settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love.
It is there for each and every one of us.
Monday, February 18, 2008
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Confessions of a recovering worry - wart
"Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in HIM" - Ps. 62:5
One thing I've found is that it was easy for me to slip into a life of worry and fear and miss out on a life of joy. I like control. I love to plan. I make lists, spreadsheets, bullet pointed documents for just about everything in my life. But somehow I'm figuring out that I'm not really "in" on God's plans. I'm missing out. I'm over here with my folders and my label maker and He is just waiting for me to just come and spend some time with Him. If I just sat and chatted with Him, shared wtih Him my grand plans then maybe He would be able to give His input. I feel like every time I try to grab control of things everything slips out of my grasp. I control nothing beyond myself. I keep running into the same wall, so much so that the top of my head is completely flat! And in the process I've lost my joy. See if I try to control everything then I'm the one worrying about everything. If I just LET GO of those things that I can't control and give them up to the Father who created EVERYTHING then I won't have to worry so much. Or even worry at all. So why do I have such a problem letting go?
Rob Bell said some interesting things about Joy and Fear. (I feel like you could easily substitute "Worry" for Fear)
"Fear is about the unknown.
Joy is about what's known.
Fear is about what's not come.
Joy is about what's already come.
Jesus Christ has come already and will come again."
Anyway, those are my random notes from Mr. Bell. :)
One thing I've found is that it was easy for me to slip into a life of worry and fear and miss out on a life of joy. I like control. I love to plan. I make lists, spreadsheets, bullet pointed documents for just about everything in my life. But somehow I'm figuring out that I'm not really "in" on God's plans. I'm missing out. I'm over here with my folders and my label maker and He is just waiting for me to just come and spend some time with Him. If I just sat and chatted with Him, shared wtih Him my grand plans then maybe He would be able to give His input. I feel like every time I try to grab control of things everything slips out of my grasp. I control nothing beyond myself. I keep running into the same wall, so much so that the top of my head is completely flat! And in the process I've lost my joy. See if I try to control everything then I'm the one worrying about everything. If I just LET GO of those things that I can't control and give them up to the Father who created EVERYTHING then I won't have to worry so much. Or even worry at all. So why do I have such a problem letting go?
Rob Bell said some interesting things about Joy and Fear. (I feel like you could easily substitute "Worry" for Fear)
"Fear is about the unknown.
Joy is about what's known.
Fear is about what's not come.
Joy is about what's already come.
Jesus Christ has come already and will come again."
Anyway, those are my random notes from Mr. Bell. :)
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