Life breathing words

2011 so far is just plain hard with so many uncertainties and unknowns. I've been struggling a lot this year with a variety of things and I'm finding myself weighted down with fear. I didn't think I would get through last year as well as I did and to be truthful, I don't want to go through that amount of hardship this year. We have white boards throughout the house that I write my to do and grocery lists on and I'll write scriptures that I need in order to get through different circumstances. Last year, you would have seen a variety of scriptures on peace, they were my mantra through tests and treatments. Well, my first scripture of this year is 2 Timothy 1:7, "For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of sound mind." I'm trying to get my eyes off my circumstances and fixed back on God where they should be anyway. Last year I learned that peace is the calm assurance that what God is doing is best. I'm still wrestling with God on a variety of matters this year, it is so hard for me to give up control! I think the only way to overcome my inner two year old is going to be with scriptures!