My Day Begins

Stop worrying.

Whatever it is that you must do to follow the path

that God has shown you

do it to the best of your ability.

and when you have done it

Move on to the next thing.

Don’t keep rerunning it in your mind

trying to decide

whether your efforts were too little

or too much,

whether it was a great deed or a small one,

whether you might have done better.

If it wasn’t sinful

and you were trying to do the will of God,

it was enough.

Don’t worry. Move on.

Simply.

Calmly.

Peacefully.

Follow the path the Lord shows you

free of anxiety.

Otherwise

your anxiety will undermine

your efforts to grow.

If you do fail,

don’t let anxiety

overcome you,

but admit your failure, quietly, humbly,

and in God’s presence.

then go on with following the path

that God will continue to show you.