Does worry haunt at least some of your days? Do you feel your hands almost itching because you cannot control the very thing that has your heart weighed down?

I come from a family of worriers. My mom was good at it , other family members were good at it. Funny how there are some things you don't have to learn, they just are. It makes me think of freckles that make themselves at home on my skin! Worry is costly though , have you ever considered that? It is like a quiet thief that steals our joy. If we worry too much, it can actually make you sick. That is what happened to me.

I know that I do not always learn as quick as I ought. I need obvious lessons sometimes... Sadly as they may be.

One day a few years ago, my son had a very important interview. I was talking to my husband on my cell phone while walking down a very busy street. I said "good bye" to him and hung up the phone. Then stepped onto the street to cross... Right in front of a truck. He swerved to miss me and I ran almost in front of a jeep. My arms brushed his vehicle while I tried to stop. All the traffic was now stopped. I walked stunned to the other side of the road knowing that I had come ridiculously close to a very serious accident, if not death. What drove me to step out on the road you ask? Worry. It blinded me. It almost cost me my life.

Worry is not our friend. It is a greedy beast that steels our joy, skews our view, it makes us sick if we let it.

Jesus says" do not worry, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own" Matthew6:34

For me, I will chose today to not worry. I will trust that God is big enough for all that weighs my heart down. How about you? What are you going to do today with your backpack of worries?