Time and time again I'm reminded that time spent in anger, jealousy, or strife is time wasted. What is the point of getting so worked up about something that will not matter a year from now. Why use up so much energy feeling worried or anxious when life is really uncontrollable? You can't change an outcome or fix fate. Life happens the way God wants it to happen and for His glory. So, why get caught up in the things of the world.
I am inspired to instead "take captive every thought and make it obedient to Christ". Like it or not, God is in control of it all so why not allow His control to happen. Something tells me that this verse wouldn't be in 2 Corinthians unless we needed the reminder that our thoughts will rebel if we let them. We will get angry and over-sensitive and upset at the small things if we allow ourselves to....and that is a waste of time.
We can't control what will happen to us throughout our lives but we can control what we think and how we react.
I choose joy. Not angst. See life for what it is: a chance to live abundantly on the world that God has given us and try to love those around you the way that God loves you. It is nothing more than that.
How someone views you, whether or not you get your dream job, how much money you have in your banking account, and if you are married or single DOES NOT MATTER. You see...joy can be found in all circumstances and no situation has to be a "bad" one.
What matters in life is not what happens to you but how you choose to live out what you're given.
