Do you live a fretful life?

I have to admit I needed to look up the word fretfulness/fret.  I tend to know what something means sort of but cannot give the definition to someone.  So it means to live with worry, distress, troublesome.

Before I accepted Jesus into my life, I did not seem to care about much.  I seemed to be living a worry-free life. But not having worries and not caring are two different things.  I was drinking so much and using other means of comfort that it seemed I did not have a worry in the world.  Down deep inside I was broken, anxious, troubled....and I did not care about myself or others.

After accepting Christ, I slowly came to the knowledge of how to give my life over to Christ.  This was a struggle.  At first I thought didn't I give it to Him when I accepted Jesus into my life?  Doesn't He have total control of it.  Yes He does.  But we humans have a way of snatching that control from God and taking matters into our own hands and going it alone.

My revelation was that I needed to give particular areas of my life over to the Heavenly Father and not think of those things all day long because He was taking care of it.

I remember in my early Christian years, my husband always out of work, and still is, not fearing where our meals would come from, the clothes, or the mortgage.  These things my husband did fret about everyday.  But for me I knew God would not allow my family to just wither away to nothing.  He had a special plan for us.

The most difficult area to give over to the Lord was my husband.  We were going through horrid times.  To the point that I was crying daily, ripped apart, fearful of my husband to no end.  Through prayer of my own and others I have been able to surrender my marriage to God and He has done wondrous things with it.  We still struggle and I think a lot of that has to do with me taking back certain situations in our marriage that the Lord needs to handle.  I cannot change my husband.  I cannot be his judge.  I need to allow the Lord to work in his heart.  That is hard to do.

I don't know my future and that is okay.  I will let God be the pilot.  I will continue to give to Him all the areas of my life until I have relinquished all control over to Him and do not take it back.  Its His life I am living not my own.  I live for Him not me.  This is a lifetime process.  Thank goodness. And He is patient with us.

Praise God.

How awesome He is! All glory and honor be yours Almighty Father! Have a great and blessed day my brothers and sisters! Love, Mary Don't forget to post testimonies, encouragement stories, prayer request.......we are all family. Not a believer or follower. Read more about Jesus. Allow His amazing gift to free you in your life today! Not a believer or follower.  Read more about Jesus.  Allow His amazing gift to free you in your life today!