God sent a friend to slap me up-side my head yesterday.
In Sunday School, we were studying the verse in Philippians that says, "Be anxious for nothing..." We talked about all of the things that cause us anxiety - family, relationships, work, expectations, finances. What is it that we doubt about God's ability to care for these things? Do we doubt His power? His wisdom? or His love?
I was sharing this with a friend later, and told her that I don't doubt God's love, power, and wisdom. I doubt my ability to handle whatever it is He gives me....the death of a family member, a traumatic event, etc. I fear having to go through those terrible things.
And she said, "So it's really when we focus on God's will and make it about glorifying Him rather than focusing on ourselves, that we can truly stop being anxious."
Well, I hadn't quite thought of it like that before. By focusing only on the bad things that could happen to ME, and how I wouldn't want that to happen to ME, I was obviously making it all about ME.
And not at all about God's will or His glory.
Sounds like I need to get "prayed up" some more because the next part of the verse is "Do not be anxious for anything, but in prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God, and the peace of God will rule your hearts." (paraphrased)
