GfG, oh, isn't it so, as you say: " I would lose my mind with fear if I did not believe that God is in control." Our God is our covering, Jesus reminding us 365 times 'to fear not' ~ Our Lord is more than aware of the devil's schemes to scare God's children. . Praise our God for giving us the Comforter abiding in us, greater than the enemy ~~ In my life this A +B=C seems to be true. There have been times I thought the sky was falling on my head to later, sometimes years later realize it was for my best. After 14 years of severe pain , which I'm in now I do believe that somehow God is using this for His will. I do not really have a clue now, but I chose to trust and pray His will always in my life no matter what I might be bearing, remembering all things work to the good to those who trust in God. Jesus is the Potter and we are the clay. He is molding us and then putting the clay pottery piece into the fire to refine us. The testings/trials we often go through are not pleasant but they are needed to mature us and have our dependency on Him to solve our problems and to meet our daily needs. Some trials are small and quick and others seem to be hard and never ending. Through the good times and bad times I still praise Him because ALL things will work out for good. My life was easy living until May 2010 when both my parents became ill. My prayer closet was my big bathroom. As I prayed I would look out that bathroom window. My view was the backyard river, the woods and the mountains afar off. The night sky was full of shining stars (no pollution to distract from the view) and then the beautiful moon. It doesn’t matter if its a full moon, half or sliver ... I see rays that come out to form a beautiful cross. This all began in May 2010 and continues to this day, even though I now live in a condo. My bedroom has now become my prayer closet. The days my trials are the hardest, I really need to see His cross. A few times it was continual overcast skies, so I asked the Lord if He could move the clouds away to see the cross rays and He did. A few months ago my puppy dog accidentally swollowed a 5 inch thin bully stick. It happened so fast. I placed him on my bed and just turned around to close the bathroom door and then I looked over at him ... the bully stick is missing and I see his head tilted to one side and tears rolling down his eyes. I quicky put him in my lap, hugging him and looked out the window up at the moon cross rays and I cried out to Jesus to please heal him and to open up his air passage. 15 minutes later ... prayers were answered and he got relief and was jumping around again! Jesus loves us all ... we can depend on Him for EVERTHING ... whatever the trials we are currently going through (great or small) ... cheer up, they will soon be over with! Our Graduation Day from this life is soon! 
