Now, There’s One Thing Less to “Worry” About.

Yesterday while I was doing some Christmas shopping.....somewhere along the way my mood changed from ’heartfelt fun’ to.......
.......pure ....stupid....WORRY!
I found myself suddenly feeling frazzled, frustrated, and anxious because I could not find that one thing which I desired.
The fun had been taken out of my day.
I did this to myself....
Yes, my pleasure had turned into a...chore. So I quit shopping and went home.
Yet my ‘mood’ remained.
I had allowed anxiety and worry.....two giant enemies....to steal my joy.
Somehow I became convinced...erroneously...that in all of St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Largo, Tampa, Mac Dill AFB etc. my 15 miles radius that I would not be able to find what I was searching for.
Can you imagine getting worried over such a trivial.... challenge?
How stupid could I be.....and still breathe as the ‘kids’ say!

Along comes Joshua.....our families 17 mo. old delight.
Joshua has not a worry in the world.....Joshua is ‘care free’....Joshua knows how to ‘enjoy life’, laugh, play and take others into his world.....because his attitude is.....contagious.
Joshua saw his Uncle Chuck’s big truck used on the Golf Courses and he went crazy. He was thrilled when Pops put him to the wheel and Uncle Chuck pulled the horn on the big diesel.
He laughed with pleasure.
My ’mood’ was transformed in a heartbeat.

Upon reflection I realized that I had violated one of my very favorite Bible verses. Philippians 4:4&6-8....says....
“Always be full of JOY in the Lord; I say it again, rejoice!.......Don’t worry about anything: instead, pray about EVERYTHING: tell God your needs and don’t forget to thank Him for His answers. If you do this you will experience God’s peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace will keep your thoughts and your hearts quiet and at rest as you trust in the Lord.”

Just the prescription that I needed in my shopping world.
You can bet that today and tomorrows shopping adventure will be covered in prayer before I even leave the house.
I might even take Joshua with me in order to remind me to....HAVE FUN!
Then I will have not even ’one’ thing to worry about!