Wonder or Worry
"When man ceases to wonder,
God's secrets remain unrevealed."
"I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth." Joel 2:30 NIV
Do you wonder ... or do you worry? There is a close relation between the two but it is from the lens we look through!
What does "wonder" mean? The dictionary expresses it this way...
...express astonishment
...amazement
...exciting admiration
...awe
...a miracle
...speculate about something
...curious to know
What does "worry" mean? The dictionary expresses it this way...
...be or make anxious
...anxiousness - a troubled unsettled feeling
...cause of anxiety
There is a difference between being curious to know and to speculate than being anxious and troubled about something so you are fretting.
I sometimes get caught between the two. There are times when I'm anxious and troubled about something but at the same time there is a sense of wonder and sense of curiousness to see "how all these things will work together for good". It is a tussle! In many ways it is a moment by moment choice to push through the anxiety to grab the faith to trust to see the wonder. Let me suggest it is like when I was a child and would see my dad. I'd be afraid of falling but I'd jump from the top of the stairs trusting my dad would catch me and be amazed that he did!
I want my life to be filled with "wonder" ... admiration and awe and a curiousness to know more about God.
We have taken a huge step of faith to trust God in several things right now and even today I am amazed at what He has already done and yet wonder as to how He will "complete" this step. I don't want to give details on this blog but I'm amazed and yet sense a "yes He will accomplish this for us" because He is my Daddy.!!
I trust each of you will have a WONDER filled New Year.
God's secrets remain unrevealed."
"I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth." Joel 2:30 NIV
Do you wonder ... or do you worry? There is a close relation between the two but it is from the lens we look through!
What does "wonder" mean? The dictionary expresses it this way...
...express astonishment
...amazement
...exciting admiration
...awe
...a miracle
...speculate about something
...curious to know
What does "worry" mean? The dictionary expresses it this way...
...be or make anxious
...anxiousness - a troubled unsettled feeling
...cause of anxiety
There is a difference between being curious to know and to speculate than being anxious and troubled about something so you are fretting.
I sometimes get caught between the two. There are times when I'm anxious and troubled about something but at the same time there is a sense of wonder and sense of curiousness to see "how all these things will work together for good". It is a tussle! In many ways it is a moment by moment choice to push through the anxiety to grab the faith to trust to see the wonder. Let me suggest it is like when I was a child and would see my dad. I'd be afraid of falling but I'd jump from the top of the stairs trusting my dad would catch me and be amazed that he did!
I want my life to be filled with "wonder" ... admiration and awe and a curiousness to know more about God.
We have taken a huge step of faith to trust God in several things right now and even today I am amazed at what He has already done and yet wonder as to how He will "complete" this step. I don't want to give details on this blog but I'm amazed and yet sense a "yes He will accomplish this for us" because He is my Daddy.!!
I trust each of you will have a WONDER filled New Year.
posted by ladyyvonne | 1:25 PM
1 Comments:
As always Yvonne, i enjoy your speculations and wisdoms on life itself! I must admit i tend to worry more than wonder and frett more than pray... i think that its more of a trust issue though. I mean, if we REALLY trusted God would we not give the worry as soon as it popped into our heads... and then stopped worrying after that? Perhaps its something that we all need to work on! Be blessed!
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