being stressed vs. being joyful...

It all started when i got a payment bill from the westbury manor today ... i knew that our next payment was coming up. I started to feel a little stressed because both our parents told us they were going to help pay for their guests... this was before this whole economy thing. anyway, they both own businesses which are not doing very well. I feel bad asking for the money for the payment when i know for a fact that both sets of parents are having a difficult time with money right now... which is stessful ... its hard knowing that our guest list is up to 280 and i sent out save the dates to most of those people and we need to find a way to pay for this stuff. anyway ...

so on friday nights, me and FH go to church. our church has a group for young adults. we had a guest speaker tonight who spoke about joy and being joyful even during the difficult times. She shared Philippians 4:6 'Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.' It made me realize that some how, some way, this payment will get paid! I know that God will provide for us and i know that I just need to relax and trust in God. He has never left me hanging and he has ALWAYS provided for me or my family. Well, i thought i would share. I know a lot of us are dealing with money issues. Remember, stressing gets you know where!

Wow...did i really need to hear that. I am having a very difficult time right now. Reality has hit me and I just keep asking myself...Can I really pay for this wedding all alone?
Thank you for that post. We all need reminders sometimes.