Resting

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not unto your own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths." Proverbs 3:5&6

Often, I will forget the Lord in my hum-drum daily movements and actions and choices.
It's not really actively forgetting Him, but it is forgetting to rest in His peace.
I mean, really! Why in the world would I worry about anything when I know that Our Heavenly Father is control of everything?
It's ridiculous to think that I can change anything by worrying.

I much prefer resting in His will, although it's not always as easy as literal resting might be. Knowing that while yes, I must make the right decisions in daily life--what to wear and eat and do--I don't have to worry about those decisions because it's all under His control.

So really, worrying is just doubting God's knowledge and LOVE for us.

Resting, just like waiting is more than a passive action. I must often remind myself during the day of the futility of worry. Of the rash decisions I often make when I am trying to alleviate that worry. And I must choose to rest, just as I am choosing to worry. Because, essentially, I choose every action and attitude I have, whether consciously or not.

"Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world gives, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid." John 14:27