I'll add a bit of personal ideology as well, Faith is the opposite of fear. Fear is manifested in our worrying, anxiety, anger, frustration, bitterness AND in our attempts to pursue our spouse with our attempts to have them see "reason". Let go of all of that and have Faith, faith in God, in yourself and your spouse. Then you'll find Peace.
Finding Peace In Him
Matthew 6:33-34 NIV:But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
It is truly God“s desire to work within our life situations, bringing us peace and resolution before, during and after our storms. We often frantically search our minds for answers. We might even pray first and then, praying aside, we begin to search our minds for the answers. But we should keep in mind that there are many times that we have no answers on our own, and when we reach the end of our list of possibilities we will become worried and frustrated--and worried and scared--and worried. . . You get the idea. Yet rather than finding comfort once we have found an answer, God would have us find our comfort and then find the answer. For as we seek Him first, we find His peace and comfort and we release worry and anxiety, and then our eyes are open to see His answers for our situations.
So true. We worry about things we have absolutely NO controll over anyways. I worry myself sick sometimes. I cannot controll the situation, but I can controll MY reaction to it. It isn't easy, But the facts prove it time and time again. Once I let go and have faith, the truth reveals itself. Usually right after I have exausted all My own "answers" and let go of fear. F.E.A.R = False. Evidence. Appearing. Real.
So easy to say yet so hard to practice. I'm getting better though..
It's better to be thought a fool than to open ones mouth and remove all doubt.
