Feeling a little better

No sooner did I post my stressed about money post I skipped over to another blog ( http://featheringnest.blogspot.com/ )and found this little reminder:

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God , which transcends all understanding will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:6-7

Phew, I'm feeling better already.
So then I started to dig around on worry: "The Antidote to Anxiety" (great article)
http://www.unionchurch.com/archive/032501.html

(an excerpt from this site)

Chuck Swindoll calls worry the "universal addiction". Paul understood the natural tendency to become anxious. He knew that anxiety is one of the greatest thieves of joy.

So why is worry wrong? Jesus gives us several reasons. First, It puts the focus on the wrong issues. Jesus said, "Is not life more important than food?" When we worry our perspective gets skewed. We begin to focus on things that are secondary and in the process lose sight of what is really important.

Let me give you some examples:

~you are so worried about a graduation party that you miss the joy that comes from the accomplishment of graduating.

~you worry so much about the shopping that you don't enjoy the Christmas holiday with family.

~you worry so much about looking good that you find you are so absorbed with yourself you can't enjoy the people you are with.

~you are so worried about not having enough money that you don't enjoy the journey of life.

...Wow, I'm humbled beyond words. I'm missing out on so much by wasted worry.