Specific People.... And General People, Too

I am sitting here at work in the quiet alone with my thoughts. Although I must admit I make myself alone with my thoughts many times despite the environment. I like it that way. I think about a lot of things. Lately I have been filling my head with a lot of non-sense I think. Planning and thinking and over-analyzing, planning, thinking, and over-analyzing, planning, thinking, over-analyzing. You get the picture. And in it all I am finally grasping for what I have been reaching after for a while. How to create a peace of mind again. I keep thinking about how much weight I am going to lose in this next year, how much money I am going to make and how I am going to budget it, where I am going to live 2 or 3 months from now, how will I get to Susan's every weekend, what groups might be like here at work, what the heck is going on with my relationships, etcetera, etcetera , ETCETERA!
You see, the world tells us if we understand these types of things we will succeed in life. God tells us if we trust and obey Him we will succeed in life.
So here I am again making plans, this time clouding my mind from any rational thought process that might have occurred. Thankfully God reminds us of what we have learned in the past. While reading a couple of blogs today a few things pieced together in my mind. The first piece was from a blog that was all questions. Questions about what was to happen and when and why and how and just a lot of unsure thoughts about the coming year. It reminded me of my clouded mind and how I had been dancing around these things that didn't really matter so much. Then I read a blog about doubt. About how beautiful God is and about how someone was afraid to share who they really were, even when they felt most at home. God has taught me a lot about fear. I think the worst side effect of fear is dishonesty. It destroys people and relationships by creating this false idea we can't share and address how we feel and think about life. Then I remembered how to have peace. I could not put it to words, but it makes me feel better. I don't get stressed when I keep my mind on track because God is allowed to work through my thoughts and down into my heart and soul. How beautiful it is.
Then I remember. I remember people and not what was in my mind about them. I remember God and how He works. I remember time doesn't matter and neither do my plans. I remember I am not afraid. I remember courage. I remember how to clear my mind. I remember how to be a peace-maker. I remember how to start and I remember how to finish. I remember how to address the need. I remember how to stand tall in Christ as He cradles me in His arms. Most of all, I remember the simplicity of it all. It really is that simple. If you can remember that in all your life, you will live much happier, I think.
Then I crave to listen. If I could listen to them and hear what they have to say, maybe they could find the peace I have. I want to be the one to listen to all those questions and be the silence and quiet needed. I want to be the one who can listen to all the confusion and bring simplicity to the conversation. I want to be the one who can hear you scream and cry out of frustration and doubt and not think anything but better of you. I want to be the ear that can help you take the first step toward a better future without a clouded mind. I already know it is there. I know you are confused, I know you are struggling, I know you want to release everything inside... so do it. Let me hear. Together we can step forward and work toward the glorious future God has set forth.
It really is that simple, you know. As Nike would say, "Just do it".