I feel so lucky. Irene has past (thank God!) and all is well.
Thou Shall Not Worry.
This should be MY commandment. I’m a worrier and with Irene and this week, that was no different. Life is busy, we are gearing up for the Fall at church, I’m leaving for my first big-girl vacation on Saturday to San Fransisco, and I’ve been trying to find a roommate for months. Between preparing for my trip and getting everything ready for Fall to begin at work – life has been pretty busy! Too busy to get sick.
If packing and work and roommate searching didn’t have my mind overloaded enough, add a sickness on top! I denied it for a good 4 days (the words of my mom: “It’s because you’ve been sick for a week, you just denied it!”) until I couldn’t function anymore (Friday night). I called and left a message on my doctors answering machine at 10:30pm to see if I could see her.
Not only a sickness, but a hurricane too! For days all the TV news has been saying is how awful Irene, the hurricane, will be. How I need to make sure I have water and flashlights and a safe place to go for Saturday when Irene hits.
So it’s Friday night and I’m exhausted from my sickness and worried I won’t be healthy for my trip, my apt may come down due to excessive wind and trees blowing (after all I live in “The Treehouse”), and with the hurricane my doctor will be closed and I won’t get an appointment and I’ll be sick all week too! Ahh is this making you crazy yet? It is me.
Thou Shall Not Worry. My commandment. Why? Because worrying never does any good – it only exacerbates the worrier (believe me, I speak from experience). And this weekend was just one more instance of proof that I should heed my 11th commandment.
I awoke to a call from my doctor Saturday morning “Can you make an 11am?” YES!! I saw her and received medicine for what happened to be a sinus infection that should be cleared up before I leave for San Fran.
I got a text from dear friends “Would you like to sleep at our house tonight until the storm passes?” I slept so well, was entirely safe and had great comfort in company.
And this morning when we walked to my apt? 
No windows broken, no trees collapsed, the roof is intact, and Ellie (my kitty) is safe and well.
See? All worrying proved fruitless once again. So repeat after me:
Thou Shall Not Worry.
🙂 Two things: 1) I completely relate to the worrier-tendencies, but you totally hit it on the head. Continuing to worry (even if I mask it as “prayer” to God) only exarbates it all! However, remembering God’s word and that He will provide for us helps me **almost** every time. (The other times? I forget, give in, and worry myself into a tizzy . . . no bueno!!) and 2) I’m glad that you are safe AND excited for you to go on your vacation! I can’t wait to hear all about it. 🙂 Praying for you!!
Frankie you are the best! Man we are one in the same in so many ways huh? Thanks for the prayers and I completely agree that when I worry it’s because I forget – forget that I’m not in control, nor do I have to be; forget that the one who is has ME in mind when he created His plan! Whoa! God is so awesome 🙂 Be still and know that He is God. let’s do that