pray for the best
a friend sent me this motto today:
Pray for the best
Prepare for the worst
Whenever I get anxious, I sit myself down and say "What’s the worst that could happen?" Often the worst imaginable, even though it’s unpleasant, I know I could still survive, still deal with it somehow. And I know very well that most of the time what happens is not the worst. Ergo – I can cope. It will be alright.
Today I’m thinking the opposite – "What’s the best that could happen?" Maybe the best won’t happen either. But you never know your luck.
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I often sit and think about how I’d cope with the worst scenarios – thanks for turning it round – might just take that thought with me today, thank you
It has been said that 90% of the things we worry about never happen; but that doesn’t stop me worrying about them. However lately I have been finding comfort in the Psalms which often remind us how God looks after us. The best known quote is, of course, in Psalm 23 “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.”