I was getting ready for work this morning and like most mornings I am feeling anxiety about wasting time “getting ready”. I go to reach for my hair dryer and it is tangled in a mess of cords; curling irons, straight irons, blow-dry curlers, toothbrush chargers. It does not take me long to realize there is a real issue with this wad of cords and that my precious time to have a cup of coffee and read, has been dwindled down. I pull, yank and twist. Nothing comes apart, yet I get enough cord from the constriction for my blow dryer to do the job. It was weighted down by the enormous ball tangled below, but I carried forward.
When I got my cup of coffee, it didn’t feel as rewarding as I had hoped it would. The little extra time I saved to use the blow dryer as it was, afforded me nothing but a larger “to-do list” to my already long one. Now, instead of enjoying a cup of coffee I am thinking, “I should really go and fix that mess in the bathroom”.
Have you ever been weighted down by anxiety? Where your tummy hurts and you do not know where the anxiety ends and the truth begins?
This little story pointed me to the weights we carry each and everyday. I paused while drinking my coffee and thought about how many situations and people are currently weighing me down. Just as the blow dryer was so heavy from the cords while I was trying to do my hair, this is how life can be. Pulled down.
The great news is within five minutes of prayer, this anxiety leaves me. Instantly. Taken away, lurking in the distance until it has time to build again. Some days, not long, an hour. Yet, it is my constant reaching faith in Jesus that pulls me into the truth. This is where anxiety ends and truth begins.
Luke 12:22 Then Jesus said to His disciples: "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear."
