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FRIDAY THOUGHT 10/24/08

Into God’s Hands
 
If you’re like me, you tend to wrestle and struggle over stuff that doesn’t improve with worry.  However, this morning, by the time I could dive into the usual sets of frets and worries — that daily laundry list of concerns, anxieties, uncertainties, distractions and panics — I was reminded by a single line in the Bible (see below) that if I handed them over to God, He’d handle them all for me.
 
Worries over work and finances?  I placed them in the Lord’s hands.  Concerns about my children, my friends, my own faults, flaws, failings and weaknesses?  Into God’s hands.  Anxiety over what I could have done better yesterday and frustrations over what I know I will screw up today?  Here, God, I place it all in your hands. 
 
My point?   When I am able to turn the day’s troubles over to God (no, not ignore my responsibilities, but, yes, approach them with God’s help and guidance), I find that I occasionally bump into one of the most amazing experiences:  Pure joy!  So, my recommendation is to go for it!  Say, “Here, God, may I leave these with you, please?” Then go about your day working, playing, celebrating, enjoying.  — jri
 
“Into your hands I commend my spirit,
    for you have redeemed me,
    O Lord, O God of truth.”
        -    Psalm 31: 5