"Don't worry about it"

Yesterday Brian and i were talking about how consumed we are with worry. Mostly women. It is amazing how much we worry about stuff and the day we find out self not worrying about something we WORRY that we aren't worried enough. The other day i found my self there. I'm sitting at the bar doing internet "reserch" hee hee.. brian and josh mezzano are having lunch and josh goes, "so brian, how is work?" And i'm thinking to myself, " Yeah, brian how IS work?" As some of you know brian works for himself and gets most of his work thru word of mouth. The money we make changes from month to month. Right now, as always we are not lacking. But there i am at the bar with NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT! thinking oh.. what is wrong. i should worry.. about uh.. yeah.. brian.. let me worry about brian. Oh MY GOSH what a waist of time. Besides the fact that we aren't just strongly encouraged in scripture to not worry but TOLD not to worry.

Matt 6:
25"For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
26"Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they?
27"And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life?
28"And why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin,
29yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these.
30"But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith!
31"Do not worry then, saying, 'What will we eat?' or 'What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear for clothing?'
32"For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
33"But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
34"So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

I know this long. but i thought we all needed to see it again. Isn't it amazing even when we are talking to a good friend, if we haven't thought (worried) about a particular part of something we even encourage eachother to worry about things!

I was challenged by Steph's Blog to listen to a Rob Bell Sermon on the Theology of Breathing. I would encourage you to take a listen. He has you work thru the things you are mad, anxious and frustrated about. Encouraging you to breath out those things. Giving them to the Spirit which consecuently in Greek is the same word as breath. Thanks for posting that Steph.

It is amazing how He shows Himself to be faithful when we trust Him with all things, big and small. He was serious when He told us, out of His own mouth - red letters, to stop worrying.

Some music that has just been helping me to "Don't worry about it" is the Kings of Conveinience. They are soo chill! It isn't exactly that they have any thing profound to say they just calm me down in such a great way.. Getcha some! love you guys!

"Peace on Earth and Good Will toward Mandy"

My sweet brother Will has met a girl. No, not just any girl a WONDERFUL GIRL. Her name is Mandy. I don't know much about her yet. She's from Michigan and now lives in Lakeland FL and is a 2nd grade teacher. We have talked on the phone and she has already sent me a card! She is so sweet. The thing is: SHE thinks my brother is GREAT! So i've known him way longer and i know better, but why should i change her mind? She has come over to his house in the morning to make him pancakes!! (his favorite breakfast) in addition to so many other things to make him feel so special. What is so great about the two of them is that they are NOT dating.. Let me explain. I know what you're thinking- we'll why the heck not?? they look soooo cute together! WELL, it's certainly not cause they dont' like eachother you can tell how smittenn they are from the picture.. They aren't dating yet cause they are being patient with what God has to say. They are getting to know one another better before they make any sort of commitment. I am soo proud of my brother i'm busting buttons!! Will you are such a Thrill! My brother is reading books on the subject and has a renewed interest in being a godly man. So maybe she is right about how great my brother is.. or maybe because of her in his life he really has become great.

when i think about my own life and how screwed up it was before i met brian.. i know for certain if there is any ounce of "coolness" in me it is from what that boy has contributed to my life. I would not be who i am today if it weren't for him, teaching, loving, forgiving, and delighting in me.

My brother is so wonderful, but maybe it is cause of mandy in his life. He actually listens to me now (thanks mandy!!) I'm just bursting with fruit flavor, it think and pray for them all the time. Maybe he does need her for good. Maybe he should just marry her before she changes her mind about him!(just a thought Will...)

From Joy

it's amazing to me that as soon as i'm with a trusted friend i can't stop talking about what is going on inside me, but when i sit infront of my computer to write something on my blog my mind just goes blank! Like nothing i'm going thru right now is worth posting about. Maybe it is. I've changed the name of my blog to From Joy. A while back i was really touched by the verse about the hidden treasure. It makes me wonder if when we find that treasure aka: Jesus if our FIRST reaction to Him is joy. Not guilt, pressure, or fear but joy. Knowing our lives will never be the same now that we have found Him. Delightful JOY, That then sends us into our lives to sell EVERYTHING WE OWN and follow Him... just to have that Treasure. I'd love to see more followers of Jesus From Joy, instead of.. It's just the right thing to do..

He has been teaching me a lot about prayer, I'm working on this book by Leanne Payne, Listening Prayer, and i'm really excited about how practical her instructions are to learning to pray in this way. I heard once that Americans pray with their mouth and their mind, when Koreans pray with their heart and their ears. I'd like to learn to pray that way. I'd like to know what He has to say to me about being my dad. I know i'm going thru a process of being re-parented. He wants to be my Father. He always has been but i never saw Him that way. I know it's time for me to know this.

I'd like to start being honest on this blog, i tried it once before but it's hard. I know those who read are people that care more for me than i'll ever know and if there is anyone i want to know what is really in my heart its them. i love you guys. So let me begin to share what is really FROM JOY.....