To Your Success Part 2 - "Worry"

Inspirational quote for today is: “We can easily manage if we will only take, each day, the burden appointed to it. But the load will be too heavy for us if we carry yesterday's burden over again today, and then add the burden of the morrow before we are required to bear it.” ~ John Newton. I chose this quote for this blog because Steps 2&3 talk about this in more depth. 2. Seeing the Big Picture- There are plenty of times we worry over issues, which are considered being the big picture, however, are really quite minor. I believe the big picture is really of life and death, and also a life to live for Christ. I want you to think about this for a moment. When we think about life and death what really matters? Furthermore, if we had one week to live, would we spend time worrying about things that matter the least? 3. Living One day at a Time- One of my biggest challenges use to be reminding myself to work at living one day at a time. I use to always tell myself, no one knows the future. I had to learn how to enjoy Christ in the present and focus on today. Bill Keane says it best: “Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift of God, which is why we call it the present.” You see people who worry extensively tends to live in the future, worrying about a tomorrow that never happens. When people become obsessive they tend to live in the worry of the past. God always holds tomorrow, and he forgives the past. Matthew 6:34 says it best: “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will about it self. Each day has enough trouble of its own”. Always remember, the future is not here, and the past is gone forever. We can only live in the present. I trust you enjoy reading this blog, and I pray that it helps you as you begin to change your life and achieve great success. I will share steps 4&5 at a later time with you. Talk to you soon, Gary R. Johnson.