I was recently asked by a dear friend who was so overwhelmed with worry for her son, what she should do to overcome her fears. She loved the Lord. She constantly prayed for her son and yet her fear was consuming her night and day. How indeed do we handle our fears as parents? I had to think about this one... Let's face it - as parents we can usually handle problems that only involved us but throw our kids in the mix (no matter how old they are) and it all changes.... The fear that a mother can get when she hears that her 18 year old son has decided to attend college in another state or gets the bad news that her baby has a brain tumor or when her only daughter who lives on the other side of the country is having a rough pregnancy?

Although it is never easy when faced with my own fearful moments, I have to remind myself to stop and make a CHOICE to go to God's Word and believe that:
1.) God is God and I am not - I need to turn over the controls to Him because even my best effort is nothing without Him (Proverbs 19:21)
2.) God loves me and loves my children more than I could ever love them - He loves unconditionally (Romans 5:8)
3.) If He cares about the birds in the sky, He definitely cares for me. After all, Jesus did not die for the birds- He died for you and me. (Matthew 6:26)
4.) If I focus on Him as oppose to myself - I will find peace (Isaiah 26:3)
5.) I can make all sort of plans and I can worry myself to death but in the the end - God will allow what God will allow... because it all goes back to point #1: God is God and I am not. (Psalm 46:10)
And I am so totally okay with that!

Lord, please help my heart to be still and know that You are God.