In Others’ Words: Crowding Out Trust

Last week didn’t go exactly as I planned.

This week isn’t going exactly as I planned, either.

My husband, 17-year-old daughter, Christa, and I traveled to Washington, DC last Friday so Christa could compete in a volleyball tournament with her club team. We started off the trip by showing up at the Denver airport — only to find out that our flight left from Colorado Springs. Did I mention that we live in the Springs?!

Can you say “stunned”?

We arrived home Monday around midnight in a snowstorm in Colorado Springs (right airport). Our car was still in Denver. Tuesday, I discovered an odd lump on my daughter’s dog, Jo. An unplanned trip to the vet resulted in an even-more-unplanned surgery being scheduled for Jo tomorrow (Friday). And all sorts of concerning possibilities being discussed.

Yes, I know Jo is “just” a dog. But she’s our dog. And I’m worried.

In the midst of all this, I’m on deadline. Well, deadlines, plural. And I’m unpacking and doing laundry and telling myself it’s okay and crying and trying not to cry and you know … doing life.

What I want to do is trust. 

And to do that, I need to slow down, which means ignoring the laundry — yep, it’s still here. And ignoring the deadlines — just for a moment or two. And tell the worry it’s not the boss of me. And I must choose to trust.

God got us through the mixed-up airport fiasco. Yes, it cost us some extra money, but the most important thing was getting to DC. And we did that. And my daughter was happy because we got on a flight with some of her teammates and her coach. And God knows we love Jo — and He cares about what we care about, including our dog.

In Your Words: What do you do to keep worry from crowding out trust?

 

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