Anxiety and worry and doubt — oh my!
Mar 28th, 2008 by spaceagesage
In part of my family culture, Worry is an art form, a religion, and a way of life. Like anxiety, worry makes people apprehensive about things that don’t even exist. Can you imagine walking around in life with a mindset that taints most future probabilities with worry? All things in the future constantly get filtered though the Oh-my-gosh!-what-if? glasses.
Welcome to my world.
But what if I could find a way to truly believe that I am safe and secure and that only right action is taking place in my life at all times?
Well it’s been a long 48 year road, but I am now finding out how to really believe in these passages from the Bible (various translations used):
“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6-7
“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28
“You cannot serve both God and Money. Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear … But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” Matthew 6:24-33
Yes, my husband and I have debt, like most do. Yes, my mom who suffers from memory deficits from stroke and early onset Alzheimer’s lives with us in a rather small house. Yes, depression still crops up in me. Yes, we face the same crazy stuff most people in the U.S. do.
But it is getting better because that “peace that surpasses all understanding” comes more and more often.
Why?
For all my reading and research into the Tao, Dr. Wayne Dyer, John Eldredge, Louise Hay, intuition, intention, etc. — which have enhanced and wonderfully ramped-up my knowledge of the great Creator in ways I am grateful for — the basic drive for me has been always in seeking “first his kingdom and his righteousness …” Yes, positive thinking, flowing like with the Tao, accepting personal responsibility, letting go of ego — all these help calm my inner spirit greatly, but for full effect, I gotta go with God, mainly because I keep falling short otherwise. Plus, I like having an interactive relationship with the being who created me.
Sure, it is a supernatural thing, because faith in an physically unseen God is just kind of that way, but I find it more real than anything I have ever known. I will admit that ongoing peace is not fully a part of me yet — I have some issues still rattling around in the old psyche — but I can now see that the long night has past, dawn’s early light is breaking, and I am looking forward to running unburdened in the sunshine, wonderfully free of worry.
Thank You … I love dropping in on you…helps my days.