A prayer to help you relinquish control by Betsy DeCruz, read by Liam Arden.

Moses answered the people, do not be afraid, stand firm, and you will see the deliverance

the Lord will bring you today.

The Egyptians you see today, you will never see again.

The Lord will fight for you.

You need only to be still.

Exodus 14, 13 through 14.

Why did I say that I wondered?

After I interviewed for a new job, my stress levels increased while waiting for the results

and the days that followed.

I went over the conversation in my mind again and again, analyzing what I could have said

better or shouldn't have said at all.

I felt confident until the interviewer said, will let you know of our decision in three weeks.

I thought immediately when to all the reasons why I might have to wait so long, including

the possibility that he hoped a better candidate would appear.

My mind went into overdrive, analyzing every mistake I might have made in the application

process.

I tend to overthink things.

Moaning over the interview now can't change a thing, but it does illustrate the way we

grapple for control in hard situations.

We think if we do or say just the right thing, we can make everything okay, as if it all

depended on us.

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