Yes! I can relate to this topic well... and it appears to me that an incredibly intelligent individual has already given you sage advice... you might consider listening to it. His name is CozyCat44!!

Best wishes to you and I do totally agree... leaving your problems at the cross after talking to God about them is a quite fabulous process... one I do regularly with great success and so many more blessings than seem conceivable.

I wish you the best as you move forward.

Topaz

Worry is an interesting emotion. I don't have it. Occassionally I develop concerns, but they are immediate and those I address.

Tom, on the other hand worries about everything. Worry eats his life away. It distracts him, he can't sleep. Reality becomes distorted; he lives in a different world than we do.

I cant help but think that 'worry' is just another word for fear. Tom lives in a world dominated by his fears.

Tom's concern for the economy is overwhelming. He watches the financial news in the morning, knows all about Wall street's ups/ downs. There's the mortgage crisis, the credit crisis, the dollar crisis, the oil crisis...there's the infection in my foot, the UFO in the backyard, the healthcare crisis, Iran, Iraq, Syria, George Bush....

Tom doesnt know whether the flowers are blooming outside. He surely cant tell you what he was doing 15 minutes ago, or where he might have put the keys. Ask him what's growing in the garden, what Greg's science grade was. I'm not sure he knows the pet's names. If a chicken is killed, he certainly wont be able to tell you which one.

Tom's entire world is composed of these worries and fears. He is very difficult to communicate with. He lives in a different 'place' than the rest of the family. It's a very unfortunate thing.

TheInquiringEye

Been there big time. You feel like a tick on dog--you're hanging on at 60mph but you have no say in where you're going. My conclusion: the answers will not come to you at 2:30am, some problems will never materialize, some will cure themselves, and, if you examine your track record, they haven't brought you down yet. Why? Because you have the strength, the wisdom, and the resourcefulness to carry on every day in SPITE of the problems. Draw nearer to God, giving thanks for the gifts you posses, and pray for the strength to face another day. Sounds stupid, but I used to genuinely give thanks for the day [knowing it could've been worse]...the lousier the day the better!...almost to spite the forces which would have me give up. Vow to NOT let circumstances change who you want to be. Off-load your troubles on Him as best you can. Please keep in touch. Peace.