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Forget Your Worries...For Real

I'm not very good at keeping a blog. It's been quite some time since I've written anything here. But, I'm learning as I grow, that sometimes it's so important to stop and write out a thought. Or else you lose it. And so often, the loss of a thought is a terrible thing. Today was different, though..

The most amazing this just happened to me. I was so stressed, worried, and anxious about something. Like, I was physically reacting to the stress. My heart was racing, I was getting hot, I was fidgetting. I knew in my brain that I had only a few seconds to respond to this anxiety or I would be in trouble.

*Nothing up to this point is amazing. These things happen often, probably to more people than just myself. I was caught up in the everyday tasks of life.*

This is the amazing part: something happened, I'm not even really sure what. But y'all,  I forgot what I was freaking out about. I forgot. Completely. I have no earthly idea what I was getting so worked up about.

So, I sat here and I laughed. Because, how important could it have possibly been if 15 seconds later I can't even remember what it is?
What a good reminder that we don't have to worry. We don't have to be stressed. We don't have to be anxious. Because so often, the things we worry about and stress over are the things of this temporary world. Not that there aren't important things that have to be done in this life, but when we keep our focus on the eternal, Jesus has promised us peace. Jesus gave me peace today, y'all. And I'm so thankful.

John 14:27 ~ "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid."

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