To live in our new world self, we have to let go of the old world obsessions.  In the old world we worry about things and try to control things and get bogged down and overwhelmed by them.  But many of those things don’t exist in the new world, or if they do, they don’t carry any worry or stress.

Think of life as God’s river.  Step out of bed into the river and surrender to the flow of the day.  In a river as in life, there are obstacles and hard things such as rocks and downed trees.  Give all the hard things to God; it is God’s river, and if you try to control these things you will be beaten up by the force of the river as you run into the rocks.

But in life, as in the river, there is a current that flows around the obstacles and will carry you safely through to a calm place.  Surrendering your worries and responsibilities into God’s care, these things will work out in exactly the right way with minimal stress.  Just go with the flow and you will find yourself arriving in the new world with greater ease and joy.

Try this exercise and reply to this post letting us know how it works for you!