A few years ago, I was in a bit of a panic. I couldn’t get hold of my cousin, who was going through a bit of a challenging time. I was concerned that something had happened to her. I called my uncle as I knew he had been in contact with her recently. He is known to be a wise old soul, and he told me not to expect that something bad had happened. Everything will be alright. It turned out she was ok, and had just had an issue with her phone. There really was no need to worry. My uncle had planted a seed.
The past two months have been quite challenging for me. Our department at work went through another restructure 10 months after the last one. I, once again, received a section 189 letter informing me that my role had changed significantly and I would therefore need to reapply for it. There was a possibility that I could be retrenched. I was once again anxious, but this time it only lasted for a week or two. I got anxious because I have been a terrible interviewee in the past and dreaded going through it all over again. I called a friend who is known to be the best interviewee in the team and asked for her help. I felt a lot calmer after sitting with her and focused on what was in my control. Certain events happened in the company that resulted in me not having to reapply for the job. I believe that was God working in my favour and in the favour of a few other colleagues who had also faced losing their jobs and were now safe. In fact, the outcome was better than I could have predicted.
Another source of anxiety for me was my son’s eighteenth birthday. For whatever reason, I was desperate for him to have a really good day. Once again, I focused on what was in my control, and everything else just fell into place. He had a fantastic day! I had focused on getting one event right that day, but God had bigger plans, and he ensured that my son’s entire day was amazing. I was so happy for him and so very grateful to God for making it happen.
Since then, I have noticed a few other occasions or situations where everything has just fallen into place, especially when I just focus on what’s in my control. There is really nothing to worry about, whether we want to believe it or not, everything will be alright. It often turns out to be better than you had envisioned. My wise old uncle was right.
Are you a bit of a worrywart, or have you learned to trust that everything will be okay? What made you start believing that things will always work out? Let me know in the comments.
Thanks for reading. Bye for now.
Grounded African 