the small stuff

A few years ago one of you gave me a book entitled, "Don't sweat the small stuff." We should all buy the decal and stick it on each other's foreheads. That way, every time we see each other we will be reminded not to sweat the small stuff.

We can get pretty excited, pretty fast about small things that don't really even matter in the long run. Sometimes I catch myself having spent days worth of energy on something that just finally drifts away. A month later someone asks you about it, and you don't even remember being upset about it, but at the time it seemed like a life and death matter.

There are some things in life that we just can't do anything about. That is when prayer can come in. Praying for patience. Putting the thing into the hands of the Lord. When I truly give it to God, that tight feeling in my chest goes away.

It's not worth it. Don't sweat the small stuff.

It's a beautiful day in God's world, be sure to see the good.