Anxious Thoughts

Sometimes I'm a blog stalker.  I'll be reading the blog of a friend, who links to someone, who links to someone else and on occasion I'll follow the chain around.  I was doing that the other day and to be perfectly honest I don't even remember how I got there or where "there" was, but the posting was on comfort and verses that are helpful when we know things are about to be UNcomfortable.  This one stuck out:

When my anxious thoughts multiply within me,

Your consolations delight my soul.

Psalm 94:19 (NASB)

If I'm perfectly honest, my anxious thoughts have been multiplying, maybe even growing exponentially in recent days.  As I head into the double digits of days until I return to the States new fears pop into my head seemingly every day.

What if I can't remember how to drive? Will I be able to find a job near family? Walking as a mode of transportation doesn't work there, what will I do? Can I really turn into the correct lane when my body has been trained to always be on the "other" side of the road? Will my clothes fit in? Do people still wear short socks?  Where will I live? How will I make friends once I figure out where I will live? What if I don't speak "American" any more? Do I remember how to use a dryer? Will I have time to spend with everyone before the school year starts?

And on the thoughts go . . . yep . . . like I said, they're mutliplying.

My goal today, and for the next several is to focus on allowing His consolations to delight my soul.  Any consolations you would like to point out to me are welcome. Here's one I'm claiming today:

The LORD keeps watch over you as you come and go,

both now and forever.

Psalm 121:8 (NLT)