The Wisdom to Know the Difference!

People often worry about circumstances out of their control. Worrying used to be one of my "other jobs." Over the years, I have battled with dilemmas creating "what if" scenarios and nearly every time the situation I feared never took place. Slowly, I've realized spending time and energy by focusing on "what if" is a monumental loss of productivity and growth.

It’s the little stuff you worry about that gets the best of you!

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Sincerely,

Jim Carver

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Comment by Caroline Gavin on January 3, 2013 at 11:58am: Jim, always you encourage with your words of wisdom! Thank you for sharing from your personal experiences; thank you for sharing from your heart. "After all, worry is nothing but fear. It’s that little voice of resistance in our head attempting to stop you from doing great work, urging you to stay with the status quo and never venture outside the hut." How true! When we worry, we cannot live a life of worship. "There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love." (1 John 4:18) I appreciate this exhortation to release worry and embrace instead God's love and His plan for us. We are then free to live fully...and to do "something meaningful that matters!"

Comment by Karen Putz on January 3, 2013 at 11:05am: So true, Jim-- that "what if" worrying is such a great loss of time. And Ann, I love how Joyce Meyer uses the rocking chair analogy-- another one that's so true!

Comment by Ann Musico on January 3, 2013 at 6:49am: Very personal and very true, Jim. Scripture tells us it's the little foxes that spoil the vine. Rarely do we get so crazy about the big things as we do those nagging, annoying little things. And you are so right - taking our thoughts captive and eliminating those "what if" ones is the place to begin! I've heard Joyce Meyer compare worrying to rocking in a rocking chair. You are busy "doing" something but you get nowhere. As always a lot of meat for thought.