Worry no more!

I'm sitting on my couch, my babies are asleep, my house is cozy and warm, food in my kitchen, wood waiting for the fireplace, and no worries. I mean sure, there are things that I could be worried over. But, I have learned that it only hurts myself and my family if I allow worries to invade me. Now, I'm not talking about things that are out of the ordinary, such as when Abraham had his surgery. I am human and a mommy so of course I am going to worry over things. I am talking about worrying about the state of the world, our countries economy, etc. Things that are out of my control. I guess even to the point of I refuse to worry about if Michael ends up losing his job. We have been married for 15 years now and have been blessed for many more. When we, as the woman of the house, allow ourselves to worry, we cause inner turmoil. As much as we may try to hide it, eventually, worry has its way of creeping out of us into other things. Our kids pick up on our moods more than we realize, no matter what their ages are. So,we are creating a future generation of worriers. If we worry too much, it will cause marital strife because alot of men don't worry about things the same way that us women do. I used to believe that they were just ridiculous by being that way. Over the years though, I have come to realize that me worrying more does nothing to help the situation. There is only one thing that will help us. Talking about it. Now, there are times that you want to talk to your husband, or maybe even a girlfriend. I have done that many times myself. If we would just talk to the Lord about it, and leave our worries at his feet, can you imagine how much better we would be? Not only would it relieve our hearts and minds, but it would also strengthen our relationship with our Lord. So, the next time that troubles have you down, sit down and have a good long talk with someone who listens to us and understands us better than we understand ourselves. It may just work!