1 Peter 5:7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

My meeting at work hadn’t gone as planned and I arrived home feeling pretty overwhelmed. I needed to get dinner on the table, help my children with their homework, and do a thousand other things I know mothers around the world do daily but seem to accomplish with a lot less stress than me. I put some chicken breast in the microwave and paused. I had almost forgotten about some unexpected bills that were due the next day. 

Perhaps I felt a bit like the Psalmist when he said, “In my distress, I cried unto the Lord”. I stopped unloading the dishwasher and thought about the rest of the verse, . . . my cry came before Him, even unto His ears. (Psalm 18:6)

Why couldn’t I force myself to dwell in Faith Junction instead of Fearful Territory? I knew Jesus heard me. I knew Jesus understood my worries. Why did I expect immediate answers to my problems? Why couldn’t I trust the faithfulness of my God?

I had to trust His timing. I needed to let go of my desire to understand everything that was happening to me and place in Him my worries and cares.

This is an ongoing struggle. Just when I think I have the worry thing under control, something new pops up on the meter and I let it enter my mind without so much as a “how do you do?”

As I let go of my fears, I knew His peace once again. Getting dinner on the table didn’t seem so daunting. And my kids finished their homework.

My worry meter is clear for the moment. Here’s hoping the next time something pops up, I’ll run to the Lord right away.