Fear Not

According to Douglas Rumford in his book titled Scared to Life, 60% of our fears are unfounded, 20% are already behind us, 10% are so petty that they don’t make any difference, 5% are real but there is nothing we can do about them. That leaves only 5% of our fears that we can actually do something about.

I got that quote from an e-zine that I received the other day. I don't know how this gentleman came about his statistics. Does quantifying our fears make them easier to deal with? I do know that since accepting and believing the truth that I am a precious child of God, I have let go of a lot of petty fears ~ fears that were founded in worldly thoughts and standards.

I wish I could say that I have let go of all my fears and handed them over to God in a neat little package, but that's not the case. I pray for my son, but I still worry as a mother. I pray for safe passage when my husband and I take a major trip, but I still worry about getting all our legal stuff taken care of first in case something happens to us. There are other things I worry about. I worry that my Mom will make it through the next midnight trip to the hospital.

So I haven't gotten off the worry merry-go-round but I do worry much less knowing that God is in control. And I'm still working towards the peace that surpasses all understanding by standing firmly in His hands.