“Fret” – The Other Four-Letter “F” Word

I make Bible reading, study, and prayer my first priority, just about every morning. I say ‘just’ because some days things jump into my way and off I go, but *sigh*, I do try for every morning.

This morning, I did a Bible roulette and opened the Good Book to whatever Psalm He wanted me to see; this one was Psalm 37, and the word “fret” leapt out at me. This word describes me to a “T”!

Defined in simple terms, ‘fret’ means to worry.

I have a tendency to worry about EVERYTHING! I worry about things that haven’t even happened! The “What if’s” will take over in the process, and soon I’ve gone down that rabbit hole. I can honestly say that I can put myself into a fearful or tearful state within an 8-second ride! I could and probably have worried about my shoelaces being untied!

This morning I’m pondering the ‘why’ to all of this fretting/worrying.

I like being prepared, preferring to have a plan just in case, but I think I go waaaaaay overboard, which serves to keep me immobile instead of being proactive. And that is a question in itself: Is being proactive a way of ‘fretting’?

Recently I’ve worried about finishing one of my stories. What if ‘they’ don’t like it? What if it never gets published? What if I can’t find someone to even read it? Okay, and on a more general note, what if the sky should fall? What if I run out of gas? What if, what if, what if?

Perhaps I can just handle the ‘here and now’ and even let my laces come untied (or not). I’ll finish the story and then, and only then, figure out (not worry about) where to submit it.

Out for now and off to church. Oh, and today I get to have my Littles over for the afternoon, so no more “F” words for me today.