We Find Rest

This was my devotional from today and I really found comfort in these words:

When we pause to focus on the truth that God is God, we find rest.
If fear has been creeping into your heart lately, pause and remember that God is your protector; His presence is with you, and He is in the highest position of authority over this broken world. Ask Him to settle the anxiousness in your heart. Then, just breathe.
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You know you look at everything around us and it is hard not to be worried.  Now that I am a mom, I feel like I am experiencing fears I never knew I had.  I want to protect my little love from everything, but I know that isn't possible.

I also think that I over-work sometimes to keep my head from filling with these fears.  So instead of taking that blessed assurance and finding rest, I make it worse by over-committing and running myself down.  Can anyone else relate?  I figure if I focus on work, family, and friends I won't have time to worry.

When really what I need to do is focus on the gift of my salvation, my husband, my daughter, and my family.  Enjoy the opportunities He has provided me and do them to the best of my ability.  However, not use distractions as ways of filling a need for peace.  I already have the peace and the rest- I just need to take it.