Peace

So, I was really freaking out tonight.

We are leaving tomorrow for our anniversary trip...and there is a storm coming. It's supposed to be raining on our way there...two of the days we are there...and on the way home...with a possibility of snow in certain parts. Crazyness!
Me, being the calm, rational, non-worrier that I am (ahem), took this news with stride...and did what I do best...freak out. I started looking up the hour by hour weather, trying to see how bad it was going to be. I looked up weather along our route to see what parts of our journey might be the worst. I started thinking, what if we can't go? What if we get stuck on the way there or back? What if all the money we put into this is lost because it doesn't work out?
Then, I remembered something...

Oh yeah...

God doesn't want me to worry.

So I opened up my Bible and wrote this verse down as one to work on memorizing. I'm pretty sure I've used it in other blogs...and if I haven't...I really should have:

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
(Philippians 4:6-7, NIV)

I really do wish I wasn't such a worrier. I really do wish that I thought of asking God to calm my nerves at the very beginning. I really do wish I wasn't such a problem solver...and let God solve more of my problems for me.

Sigh.

I am going to spend some more time praying and reflecting on God...and trust that He's got this...and I don't have to worry about it one single bit.