My Name is Debra Clopton and I Confess I Am A Worrier | Debra Clopton

It’s true—I am a worrier!

It is a “condition” that I’ve suffered from all my life and drives my family crazy. And I’ve always hated it myself.

I know there are others out there who suffer from the same “condition” as I do—fess up girls. Why do we do it?

God clearly tells us not to worry—but if you’re like me, you worry about being a worrier!

My husband Chuck and I, are youth leaders at our Cowboy Church. Each year we take our youth to Cowboy Youth Camp and we are about to leave in the morning. This will be my 5th year as a youth counselor at camp. Cowboy camp isn’t anything like any other church camp I’ve ever attended. It is very much grounded in Christ, but the unique difference of Cowboy Camp is it is geared toward the cowboy lifestyle. Most of our time is spent outside and focused around an arena with cows and horses. We get extremely hot and sweaty since the arena is on a hill with no trees and with a constant wind stirring up dust. And did I mention that temperatures are usually a little above 100 degrees! I know, this sounds absolutely horrifying to most (insert me chuckling here) Believe me though, it is an absolute blast!

Why am I telling you about camp when I was talking about being a worrier?

Because you can imagine that Satan will do everything in his power to try and prevent kids from experiencing God’s love and message while we are there.

John 10:10 says it best and was last year’s camp theme: The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.

Each year Chuck and I are also hit with trials that try and derail us and they come in many forms. Satan has been faithful in his fight against us as counselors but what we have witnessed is that God has been more than faithful in turning every bad thing that Satan has thrown at us and our camp kids into good. Me, the worrier, has witnessed this over and over from the battlefield and it has helped me with my struggle with my worry “condition”.

So much so, that last year our family was hit with a hard personal attack prior to camp and we recognized it for what it was. We were prepared and gave it to the Lord. Having learned from the past we went about our business taking the kids to camp, and didn’t allow ourselves to be distracted from doing the work that God had set before us. John 10:10 was the message in theme for the camp when we arrived. It was a reassurance, letting us know where the trouble was coming from and to trust God as we were doing. We watched kids accept the Lord as their Savior while God took the trouble at home and turned it around for the better in so many ways I wish I could share all the details.

Our worrying about it wouldn’t have done one bit of good.

So this year we are prepared again, prayed up and ready to see God in action. I wish you all could be with me as we converge on camp tomorrow among 600 plus other campers. It’s going to be an incredible few days and I’m so blessed to be a part of it.

I pray that if you are a worrier that you’ll give it to the Lord. And remember, God’s got your back!

Debra Clopton writes fun, heartwarming romances featuring Texas cowboys. A Golden Heart finalist her many awards include: The Book Sellers Best, The Inspirational Readers Choice Award, RT’s Book of the Year. Debra lives in Texas with her husband and her two stepsons. Her two adult sons, lovely daughter-in-law and granddaughters live nearby. Her greatest awards are her family. She has written over 23 novels.  

 

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