I’m a list person. I can’t even begin to tell you how long and dynamic my to-do list is.  I’m trapped in a giant game of whack-a-mole.  Brad has traveled out of state twice in the past week for work. Our cat almost died this weekend, and while ferrying him around town this morning I saved a turtle off the road, all before clocking in to the day job. The kids and I are recovering from a weekend trip to my parents’ house. Meanwhile, today I’m trying to launch a new a chore/scripture memory/meal/activity planning system for the kids, and a new daily Bible study program for myself. Not to mention the thousands of home maintenance & improvement tasks, social obligations, health matters, financial items, and other general issues to address. Whew!

Brad and I are stressed.  I was telling him this weekend that I think if we put first things first – namely, emptying our jar of all but the large spiritual rocks for starters, I imagine that God can leverage some supernatural efficiencies for us, and things will fall into place. I just need to prioritize correctly and let the rest go.  So what an encouraging verse this is. All I must do is BE a certain way while holding God’s hand through my life. Easier said than done, however… what I take away from this verse is all that is specifically NOT required: a perfect house, organization plans and lists, a quota of play dates and social events, etc. Thank You, Lord, for the encouragement today, as I was struggling to keep my head above water! Thanks for reminding me that all the “stuff” that I make so important, is really not all that important. Not that I’m ditching my lists, but it’s just nice to put them back into perspective.