I will give you Rest

“Be anxious about nothing.

Be prayerful about everything.

Be thankful for all things.”

I tend to worry about things quite often. Scratch that. I am a major worrier. In my head, if I can worry about the worst-case scenario that could come out of a situation, when the actual outcome happens it might not be as bad as I had imagined…or I did good in preparing myself for the worst in the event that it happens. However, in the end, all my worries converge into one theme: “Am I good enough? Am I needed?”

I don’t give these questions a second thought until I realize: Where is God in all of this? How can I worry more than I pray? If I allow my worries and insecurities to fill my head, how can there be room for faith? Do my worries show that I do not trust God and fail to appreciate His blessings?

It is then that I find Him: in the colors of the sunrise I see on my way to work; in the faces of the children I serve in catechism; in the peaceful silence that finally comes after surrendering my worried and tired thoughts to The Lord. There is no need for me to worry or have doubts. He shows me He loves me every single day in every single way. It is because of this love and abundance of blessings that I can remember that I am loved. I am exactly where I need to be. I am enough.

The Lord is bigger than any of my problems or worries. Despite my insecurities, failures, and weaknesses, He continues to love without hesitation.  I need not feel anxious. Instead, I should turn my worries into prayers; into another chance to trust in God. The only thing needed is to know, trust and love Him.

“Any concern too small to be turned into a prayer is too small to be made into a burden.” -Corrie Ten Boom