Worry vs. Faith

Today I have been thinking a lot. I guess that is what you do when you are alone at night with no one to talk to. Not that its bad. Its ok to be still sometimes and just think about life. Thoughts today have turned to a discussion I had with my FABULOUS co-worker (who I adore.) She is one of the most Christian people I know and I love and appreciate her so much. We were talking about worry. She shared a concept with me that I totally agree with. The thought was about how when we worry we are not exercising faith in the Savior. I guess i had never thought of it that way. On my journey I have accepted that i have to turn things over and not try to do them myself but I never thought about how when we worry its like saying that he is not powerful enough to solve our problems so we are stuck worrying about them. It stands to reason that worry should not exist in the same space as faith. If we have faith we do not fear and we do not worry. I was thinking about how the Savior has carried and felt every burden for us. He is the only one who can truly heal our hearts.
I see this everyday in my life, Not that I am happy to be alone again (quite the opposite) but I do know that he makes up the difference so we do not have to worry about how things will turn out. All we have to do is put our faith and trust in him and know that he has the power to restore all things. I am feeling his power and mercy and love everyday in my life as I try and lean on him to give me support and I feel his peace surround me. I have moments that I breakdown and cry my eyes at the loss of what seemed so promising. But at the end of the day I see where he has given me the strength to have a joyful day and shows me his miracles on a daily basis. How blessed we are to have him on our side. Who else could be a better support?
A few weeks ago the leader of my women's organization at church felt inspired to send me a conference address that she gave a lesson on that week. I didn't open it until right after my husband left. It was good timing. In the address it talked about how God would not "allow us to suffer any longer than is absolutely necessary for our growth" It also talked about how if we were able to get a response in our favor at the instant we petitioned him we would not have to exercise faith and we would not grow personally. It is true. Though we do not always have a choice in things that happen, we always have a choice in how we react and whether we believe the scriptures when they say that he will "work all things together for our good." I believe that the way we react determines how happy or sad we will be.I believe that God only wants us to be happy. I also believe that we can find peace and comfort and even happiness even when the world around us falls apart. The way he heals our hearts is amazing to me.