All of us have worries and concerns in life. Things we are scared of. Things we are dreading. Worries about what \u201cmight\u201d happen or what \u201cmight not\u201d happen. It seems that there is a truly endless supply of things to spend our time being worried about. Yet, at the end of the day does the worrying do anything positive for us, at all?? The answer is a resounding NO!<\/p>\n
We have to stop worrying about the \u201cwhat ifs\u201d and the \u201cwhat if not\u2019s\u201d in our life.\u00a0 For example, I worry that my little girl is growing up and going to leave home in a year\u2026but I can choose to spend every day worrying about the fact that I only have one more year of her here at home with me, or I can instead choose to spend every day making our time together count.\u00a0 I could go on and on about all the things I can find to worry about every day and I am sure you could too \u2013 we all know in our heads the things we are stressing over \u2013 but stressing and worrying about them isn\u2019t doing a dang thing for us other than making us stressed out and worried!<\/p>\n
I love the quote in today\u2019s title \u201cDon\u2019t count the days\u2026make the days count.\u201d\u00a0 It is such a great reminder to stop counting the days until this or that happens, or until this or that gets done, and instead start focusing on making each day count as it is happening.<\/p>\n
You have to remember that in life all you can do is your best. Put your heart out there. Lay it all on the line. And once you have done that there is absolutely nothing that worrying about will do for you. You do your best and you let the rest come as it may with your head held high and your hopes for great things to come. Don\u2019t waste one minute of your life wallowing in worries or sadness for things that you cannot change. Focus on the positive. Focus on what you can control and let go of the things that you cannot control. Trust God, or trust the universe\u2026trust whatever higher power you believe in. Life may not go the exact way you think it should, but trust that things are happening for your own best good so long as you are doing your very best in all you do.<\/p>\n
That last one is one I need to work on the most – I need to remember that its okay to get on my knees and ask God for help.\u00a0 I sometimes get caught up in the “I am capable therefore I should be able to cope with this myself,” and in doing so I forget to use the best resource for help that I could ever get – prayer!\u00a0 I need to be willing to ask for His help a little more in my life and I need to stop thinking I have to do\u00a0it all myself.\u00a0 As a parent, I love it when my kids ask me to help them\u00a0– it makes me feel like I am important t them when they want my help.\u00a0 So I suppose it would stand to reason that God, who is our father,\u00a0would feel good when we come to\u00a0him and ask for help.\u00a0 So yeah, I am going to work on doing that a little\u00a0more.\u00a0 And then I am going\u00a0to do my best to do my part and then\u00a0trust\u00a0the rest to him.<\/p>\n
A reminder to everyone, (but mostly a reminder to myself today):\u00a0 Don\u2019t spend your life worrying and stressing \u2013 instead just do your best and trust the rest to God.\u00a0 And do keep waiting to be happy until this happens or that doesn\u2019t happen\u2026.instead, BE HAPPY NOW. Make the time you have count right now, this day. \u00a0Be grateful for it. Embrace it. And don\u2019t forget to SMILE!<\/p>\n
~Amy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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