4. What to Worry About (Written Feb 14, 2021)

You know, having donkeys and a horse can be a worrisome kind of thing. Scott (my husband) thinks I'm silly at times because I worry about so many things.  

I worry if they get too cold...or too wet...if they'll develop rain rot or not.

I worry if they're finding shelter in the storms be it a rain storm or a snow storm.  

I worry about their hooves, about them floundering or getting laminitis  

I worry  about what they eat, what they can't eat, and their general health.  

I worry if I'm feeding them enough or if I'm feeding them too much.

I worry about diseases, vaccinations, coyotes and their general safety.

I worry when they lay down...are they sick or just resting? 

I drive my husband crazy with all my worries!

I have joined too many facebook groups and have read about too many bad things that can happen to them... so I'm constantly in a flux of worrying.  One of my biggest worry is losing one of them...that someday I'll come out and find one of them "down"... laying on their side and not being able to get up.  When donkeys lay on their side for a long period of time and refuse to get up, things can go downhill pretty quickly for them.  

Point in Case 
Because I was soooo worried about this winter storm and the temperatures I...

1.  Bought a warming bucket and a water heater you put in your metal tank to keep the water from freezing (which has proven to have been wise purchases)

2.  Friday we hung a tarp to block the wind.

3.  Friday I stayed outside climbing up and down a ladder so I could get some heat lamps hung

4.  Saturday we hung plywood to keep the tarp from tearing

5.  Saturday and Sunday I've been taking out buckets and bottled warm water in my wagon because I was afraid they weren't drinking enough water.

6.  Sunday I started putting salt on their hay to make them thirsty to drink water.

7.  Every time I go out to feed, I rearrange the hay troughs... again and again and then again... based on how the wind is blowing so their hay doesn't get wet or they aren't facing the wind when eating.

So I fidget and worry...and then worry and fidget some more.  I can ALWAYS find something to worry about but God's been taking a hold of my heart on this.  He's been telling me to be still and know that He is God.  

All worries should be cast on Him... all worries... not matter how big or small. He's got this...
He is trustworthy.
He is faithful.
He is a good God.  

He has told me to come to Him...seek Him and He will listen.  He has promised that when I seek Him with all my heart, I will find Him.  And nothing... no nothing is out of His grasp.  He is in control and has ALWAYS been in control.  So when I start to worry... when YOU start to worry... claim His promises that He has given us in His Word and know that He's got this.  

So what should you/I worry about? NOTHING!
We trust...we trust HIM!