We are 1/2 way there!!!!!

We are on our 12th verse for SSMT! Whew, where has the time gone?!?!

My verse for the 1/2 way point is...

Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don't try to figure everything out on your own. ~Proverbs 3:5 (MSG)

I have read this verse time & time again, but never from the Message. Someone tweeted this a few days ago & I made it a "favorite" so I could remember it. Something about it struck me...

In the past few weeks I have had a nervous spirit about me. Not necessarily noticeable to anyone around me...just something I was struggling with on the inside. With the weather being so unpredictable (tornadoes completely destroying entire areas of certain towns) I began fretting hurricane season. My stomach would literally began hurting if I allowed myself to sit & think about the what ifs. I follow several people on twitter who are battling this disease or that disease & I began to think what if that happens to us. What would we do? I began to fear certain things of this world.

When I read this verse from a simple tweet that day I just breathed a sigh of relief (until I picked my worries back up, that is). I need to trust God. Not just say "oh I trust you, God" but actually TRUST HIM...FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART. Really?! Is that possible? Sure it is. It's something that I think has to happen daily...or in my case each & every minute. When the fear begins to creep back in I have to quote this verse. I HAVE to trust in Him...otherwise I will go crazy!

I love the second part of the verse... "don't try to figure everything out on your own." Whew, I don't know about you, but that lifts a huge weight off my shoulders! I can't understand the whys of this world...I just have to TRUST HIM! This doesn't mean I just sit back & do whatever. I have to be prepared, but I don't have to be paranoid!

I definitely need this verse in my heart...well, this version of this verse! :)