One thing I will never have to worry about is running out of problems.  I have a computer.  And just when I get everything under “control,”  I have to get a new computer with a new operating system that changes everything.  Well, I got Windows 8.1, and now I can’t do anything I used to do.  It has been set up to run like Windows 7, with the icons and a menu.  But, my precious husband also uses my computer.  Perhaps I should say “used to use.”  George loves to right click on things.  He doesn’t realize that he is doing it.  A couple days ago, he right clicked on the Internet Explorer icon and deleted it.  I was beside myself.  Horror: no internet.  What worked on my old computer didn’t work anymore.  So I bought “Windows 8.1 for Dummies.”  It told me how to delete icons, but not how to get them back.   Fortunately, I thought of the Recycle bin, and there it was.  Big as life.  I restored it.  It’s back where it belongs.  All is well with the world.

What I realized during this “tragedy,” was that I had far surpassed being a Worry Wart.  What I used to think of as a problem in the past, I now considered a crisis.  I don’t know when that happened, but here we are.  To make matters worse, George memorized Philippians 4:6-7 .  “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.   And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.”  I tried to tell him that God does not heal computers.  Fortunately, George is the most patient man in the world.  He knew I would work my way through the problem in my own way.  Panic, followed by frustration, followed by despair, followed by working out a solution.

I did realize, though, that something has to change in my approach to small problems.  Or all problems.  George is right that I have to be anxious for nothing.  This is a first for me.  I always used to take everything in stride and just handle it.  Part of my problem is that I just don’t want to have to learn anything new anymore.  Perhaps it’s a part of becoming a little old lady.  In any case, it’s time to stop worrying.  It’s time to trust God.  It’s time to regain a more realistic perspective.  I’ll let you know if I am successful.