LETTERS: DON'T LET WORRIES, FEARS TAKE OVER

To the editor:

I have spent most of my life failing to live each day to its fullest by letting the worries and fears of tomorrow rob me of the joys of today. For the most part, those worries and fears never took place, and hardly ever did they become a reality.

In the past few years, I have learned that, although I don't know what tomorrow holds, I know who holds all of my tomorrows. I guess I have always known this. Nevertheless, I hung on to my right to cling to those worries and fears like they were some kind of priceless possession.

I have sought the answer as to why I would do such a thing. No one seeks these two evils to be his companion for life. My conclusion was it was a matter of trust. I was more willing to live a life full of strife, trusting in myself, that to trust him who brings an end to all strife in one's life.

Why did I find it so difficult to trust God? I suppose part of the reason was because I had learned very early in life that when I trusted people, I got hurt. So often people will let you down. I trusted things. Things will let you down. I trusted religion. Religion will let you down. God had never let me down. Still, I was finding it difficult to trust him

Why? I think I now know, and if this has been your life, I want to share something very important with you. God will not take anything you are not willing to give. If you want God to take it all, you must be willing to give him all. I wanted God to take my worries and fears, but I was trying to hold on to them at the same time. Trust him. He is faithful and worthy of one's trust.

RON FARROW

Cape Girardeau