These past couple weeks, especially days have been very busy and stressful. I am moving back to my parent’s house a state away in 5 days….yes 5 days. There is a lot to do and so little time. Last week was especially stressful. There was a lot of things that I was worrying about. I even lost sleep over it. I’m trying to balance too many things at once. I’ve hardly thought about the race, focused on fundraising, or even wrote any blog posts because I’m focusing on leaving my current job and helping with a smooth transition.
One night last week I was lying in bed worrying about money, and how I was going to pay for a moving truck for my stuff because they are expensive ($400+ to be exact). I started to remember what Jesus said in Matthew chapter 6 and prayed about it.
25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? 28 “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? 31 So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”
Why worry when God’s got it all under control. He takes care of the birds and flowers, so why wouldn’t He care for me. Worrying does nothing and gets you nowhere. God has a plan for me, and is going to do great things on the Race. And He will provide the needs and funds for the trip. All I have to do is put it in His hands and trust His plans.
The next day after I read those verses, my dad called me and told me he found an in-closed trailer that we can use. And the cost? $50 and some pickled mushrooms. What a blessing! Following that, things started to fall into place. Everything started to work out. I no longer had to worry about the little things. I finally felt at peace with everything. Praise Jesus!
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