Worry Not

I know that we get frustrated with some things in our lives. Sometimes we just get so consumed with all the worries that go on around us that we go blind on all the blessings we have. Worry: something that pulls our main focus away from our path. Whenever crisis comes, we tend to flip out and run around like little children in fear of tomorrow. So often, people have tried to predict the end of the world, and guess what? It scared people. They worried about the world ending. Right now, they should know that the world is going to end when God says it’s going to end instead of fretting about it. Worry is often frightening.

Lately, I’ve been thinking about Running Start (or otherwise known as doing high school but at a college) and worrying that I won’t know exactly what I want to do when I get there. I keep getting frustrated because I don’t know everything I want with my life. And now, I’m worn out throughout the day and have a hard time dealing with talking to people. School gets really boring. I know that when some people get frustrated, they say things they don’t mean to. It might be different for me. I know the things I should say, and in truth, they are the nice things that people need to hear. But I don’t say them. I get worried that I’m going to have a mental breakdown before Running Start.

Thinking about it now, I wonder what would happen if I stopped worrying about the future. I know that all the way that God will be right beside me. Maybe this is more of a time for prayer. This school year, well, it’s been pretty boring. I’ve been falling asleep during class. I’ve been forgetting things as soon as I learn them. And though I know I don’t have the greatest memory, I know that I should be trying harder than this. Thing is, I have so much of my life ahead of me. If I spent all my time trying to pick out all the little things that make me shaken, then I will have a mental breakdown. I guess this is why God says not to worry about tomorrow. (Matt. 6:34) If I truly want to follow Him, then I should trust Him with my future. That’s not to say that I shouldn’t think about what I want to do for Running Start. God knows exactly what He has planned for me.

So instead of running around like children, screaming because we're consumed with worry, we should let God handle the worries of life. We have so much to deal with already. Why should we have another thing on our plate? There is no need to waste days in our worries; I know that there are more things that need my attention now. :)