Boy is it hard.
I can be a bit of a worry wart I guess. I'm not very good at letting go of things that I can't control very well. I worry that I'm not a good enough house keeper. I worry that I'm neglecting the less active children in my primary class. I worry that I'll never become a faster runner. I worry about the library books and movies that are over due (okay, I can control that). I worry about people that I love and the choices that they are making and the potential sadness that they may experience as a result of it. I worry that if I had just said this or that, maybe I could have helped someone a little better. I especially worry about the future. Where should we live, what job should we look for, when will that happen? And so on and so on.
Nephi had the unenviable job of really letting the people have it when they started getting themselves into trouble. So I suppose it should come as no surprise that his words were so clear to me.
Stop all this worrying! Pray more. Do it.
I worry too much with too little action. Moving forward with faith is definitely the goal of a lifetime.
Applying this specifically to my Book of Mormon topic of study of getting my physical and spiritual house in order, I am finding that I'm worrying an awful lot about what isn't getting done. I told my husband the other day that things just never seem to change. Nothing every changes. When will things change? I keep doing the same things and getting the same results. It's making me crazy!
But here's the long and short of it when it comes to keeping house: I'm pretty sure that the Lord will help me make a do-able plan and then execute it if I keep praying and then act instead of worrying and wondering so much about what to do and feeling like a failure for what I'm not doing.
Besides, there is no such thing as failure, only feedback.
4 comments:
You inspire me. Worry less; pray more what a great motto
Chellae,
Your comments remind me of an insight I had once when reading about Mary and Martha. I looked around my house and said, "Well, nobody is going to ever accuse me of being a Martha (either Martha Stewart or Martha, sister of Mary.)" Then I thought again and realized that I really was half-Martha (and not necessarily the good half). Jesus said that Martha was "careful and troubled about many things." I realized that I often was "troubled" about many things,including the dishes in the sink, the three-year old hole in the wall, the stack of mail on the counter, and the weeds in the rose bed, just not always "careful" about much of it.
I think you have come upon a great solution to "worry less and pray more." You are "careful" about the things that matter most, you have "chosen that good part," and the rest will come in time. (Or you can always move to Guatemala and get a maid--it's actually kind of nice.)
Reading this makes me miss our front porch talks, Chellae! You and I have been blogging about similar things lately..that means we really need to talk ;) Chellae, you are incredible. You are also a great obeyer. Just do what you are instructed to do, forget about doing it perfectly(that is what contributes to our worry), just do your best and all will be well. You will grow and before long you'll be running faster--only not more than you are able. Worry Less; Pray More. *LOVE IT*
I've missed hearing from you Miss Chellae ;) "Worry Less; Pray More " is my screensaver, btw.
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