"Showers" of Blessings

I hosted a baby shower for my grandson on Saturday. It was so much fun. The ladies from church, my mother and sisters and one of my best friends were all there. It was great. I was a good grandma and let everyone else have a turn holding the baby until everyone else left and then I took my turn! We had lunch together, watched my daughter open her gifts and enjoyed a wonderful time of fellowship together. Then I, my husband and youngest son had supper with our daughter and son-in-law. It ended up being such a relaxing, enjoyable day.

The start of the day, however, was a little stressful for me! I woke up at about 3:30 am and as I was dozing off and on I had a nightmare. It was not your usual nightmare. There were no ghosts or monsters. In my dream, my sister, who was supposed be at my house between 7:30 and 8:00 am to help me, didn't show up until 12:00 pm. I had to put some of the guests to work helping me get ready! Well, my sister did show up and we got everything done, with her help and that of my husband and oldest son and I finally did relax. I sort of find that I have my grandmother's mindset at times. I told her that she shouldn't worry so much about things and her response was to tell me that her worry did a lot of good because nothing she ever worried about ever happened! I think about that whenever I start to worry about things. I still do worry but I am learning to trust the Lord for those things I worry about. I once saw a newspaper clipping that said "worry is prayer to a false idol". What an apt way to put that. When I worry, I am actually saying that I have some sort of control over things. I am putting myself or some other person or thing above God and denying, if only to myself, that He is sovereign and that He knows what is best for me, my husband and my children. That increases the magnitude of the sin of worry. We don't think about it being a denial of God but it is. I pray that God would deliver me from that sin.

I am going to town so I need to go for now.

Till next time...

PS To those faithful brothers who pray for me and my family, God bless you! I pray for you as well. We know that when we pray that God's will be done, that prayer is always answered! What an antidote to worry!