I Slipped Off Track: But it’s not what you think.
My joy meter has been a bit low lately. I call it a funk. I know it’s cause, God showed me. Funks begin with worry and escalate into outright irritation.
My worry is about the PSA test I have to take Friday to determine whether my radiation worked. This one test is not the defining moment but deep down inside it concerns me.
When we hang on to worry other things creep into the picture. We hear whispers of financial insecurity, the future and a number of other concerns pop into our minds. The more we toy with them, the worse it gets.
I read a couple of things that brought me to the surface for a spell and thought I’d share them with you.
Oswald Chambers says; “The first thing that will hinder this joy is the captious irritation of thinking out circumstances. The cares of this world, said Jesus, will choke God’s word.” (Do yourself a favor and look up the word captious, I did)
In other words I’m over-thinking this stuff. I’m creating an ending where there could actually be a beginning.
My other thoughts this morning came from the word of God. Check out the next blog to read them.
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This passage is from the daily reader of Poet Mark Nepo The Book of Awakening.
Passage for August 28th
“Live Your Worries Through”
“Live, I say live your worries through and your spirit will wake from its fever, and you will want others like soup.”
“During my struggle with cancer, the endless medical gauntlet of going through procedures and tests and then waiting for the results gave me a lot of practice in dealing with worry.
I quickly realized that fear gained its power whenever I would leave the moment at hand to imagine bad things descending in the future, like pain and loss and grief. Even when realizing this, I was hard pressed to stop it, and soon I discovered that worry was the mental echo of fear, the replaying in detail of all the bad things that might or might not come into being.
Finally, through exhaustion, I dropped my fear and worry for a moment, and found that I landed back in my life as it truly was, laced with difficulties and joys alike. I found that the moment I was living, no matter my circumstances, was the only safe place. From here, I could truly reach for others whose love and care fed me. In large measure, it was the moment after fear and the reaching for others after worry that kept me well.
• Take one thing that is worrying you, and use your breathing to make a flag of yourself.
• With each exhalation, shake your hands open, letting the gust of worry move through you.
• Feel the moment your worry has left your hands, no matter how brief it seems.
• If you feel worried of fearful during the day, exhale slowly and open your hands.
Trust in the lord as he is the healer and he does perform miracles. Believe:)
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