Worries
So I don’t exactly talk about this a lot, but i literally lose sleep almost every night because I am worried about this trip. I am worried that we are not going to get everything done in time for the trip. I am worried that we are only going to last part of the way. I am worried that we are going to totally run out of money. I am worried that no one will care about the trip, and no one will take us seriously. I am worried that I will have no job when I come back home. I am worried about all these things, and I can’t stop thinking about them.
And yet, I feel this overwhelming feeling that I have to do this. That I have to give this a try. It is very scary.
I just started reading “The Irresistible Revolution” by Shane Claiborne, and in the third chapter He talks about how we wanted to go work with Mother Theresa in Calcutta, but he was worried about what he would eat, and where he would live. He even asked Mother Theresa this, and her response was very powerful, probably because Jesus said it first. Here is what she said.
“God takes care of the lillies and sparrows, and God will take care of you. Just come.”
I have to believe God will take care of me, even if it doesn’t all end how I think. So if you want to pray something for me about this trip, pray that I can first stop worrying, and then for God to take care of the rest.
