stressed?

Earlier today Chris and I walked over to Albertson's. (incidently, as we bought our weekly sodas, we also picked up our 3-d glasses for the super bowl. yahoo!) As we made our way through the Krystal parking lot a guy drove by and tried to sell us cigarettes; he said he was almost out of gas and needed the money. Judging from stories I have heard, more people are going to be doing things like selling cigarettes from cars for gas. I mean it sure seems like money is going to be tight for awhile.

I listened to an interview in the car today where the woman said that 8 out of 10 americans are stressed about he "economic downturn." That number is almost as high as it was after 9/11. The woman said that people get stressed when they feel like things are out of their control, and they we should find ways to put things under our control.

I am not being interviewed on the radio, so maybe my opinion counts less, but I think just the opposite. I mean peace comes to me when I realize that I'm not in control. When I learn that everything I have that is good in my life is a gift, and that a God who is stronger than me is involved in my life. I have found that it is just as important to trust God with my money as it is to trust him with my sin, and my eternity. They all go together.