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I had to laugh when I heard author Sarah Bessey talking about her book The Rhythm of Prayer<\/em>. She remembered a pastor once telling her that the part of you that worries is the part of you that prays. \u201cAnd since I can pretty much worry without ceasing,\u201d she said wryly, \u201cI can definitely pray without ceasing too.\u201d<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t we all know what\u2019s that like, worrying without ceasing? I can easily plunge down the worry rabbit hole, turning molehills into mountains. But Jesus also told us that by faith we could move mountains. <\/p>\n

Why not use our prayers to move those molehills too? Here\u2019s how:<\/p>\n

Notice the worries.<\/em><\/strong> When I pray in the morning,<\/a> the worries always make their appearance. Mundane things like, \u201cWhat do we need to put on the grocery list?\u201d \u201cDid I remember to write that check\u2014and how is our balance doing?\u201d Not to mention all the people I need to email, call or text.<\/p>\n

My rule to self: Don\u2019t get up and scribble a note or take out your phone to send a text. Not now. Not during prayer time. This is my moment to give worries to God. The to-do list will be there when I get off the sofa. The precious one-on-One time will not.<\/p>\n

If you don\u2019t acknowledge the worries, they can get bigger, feeding on silent fears. Using prayer as a moment to hear them<\/a> helps me shrink them into manageable size. Back into molehills.<\/p>\n

See your powers of worry as a gift.<\/em><\/strong> Worry is a peculiarly human quality. It gets us out of bed in the morning. We cross off things on to-do lists. Worry\u2014used healthily and sparingly\u2014helps us prepare for the future. We can\u2019t know what tomorrow will bring, but we can get ready.<\/p>\n

\u201cCan any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life?\u201d Jesus asked (Matthew 6:27). Nope. But we can use that power into making us who He would want us to be.<\/a><\/p>\n

Make thanksgiving an antidote.<\/em><\/strong> Gratitude can put your mind in a better place. The apostle Paul knew exactly what he was saying when he wrote, \u201cgive thanks in all circumstances\u201d (1Thessalonians 5:17-18). All <\/em>circumstances. <\/p>\n

I\u2019ve got a little notebook where I try to write down something that I\u2019m grateful for every day. At least one thing. I forget from time to time, but then I scribble down lots of things. Somehow writing it down\u2014in my indecipherable handwriting\u2014makes it more tangible to the soul.<\/p>\n

\u201cConsider the lilies of the field\u2026\u201d<\/em><\/strong> Jesus reminds us to look to the creation for models on how to deal with worry. Those flowers \u201cneither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of them\u201d (Matthew 6:28-29).<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not that they don\u2019t need the Creator, turning to the sky for the vital resources of sun and rain, rooting themselves in the soil. No more do we bloom without turning to the Creator.<\/a> We can look up and smile. Like those lilies.<\/p>\n

And that, I think, can be the blessing of worry.<\/a> It gives us a chance to turn to God. It is impossible for me to imagine living without worry. Just as it is impossible to think of living without prayer.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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