It sounds so easy yet it is a very hard thing for many Christians to do and that is to trust the Lord in all situations without fear or angst. One of the best ways to know that God has your current situation under control is by reflecting on your past. This allows you to revisit God's miraculous ways in your life. You get to relive how he brought you through other difficult times. When you remind yourself how faithful He has been in the past, it will assure you that He is the same yesterday, today and forever. Hebrews 13:8 I admit if I allow myself to think of a certain situation that is happening in my life right now at this very moment, I can get very upset, panic stricken and extremely sad and scared of the potential loss. But my God is stronger than any circumstance in my life and what may appear impossible for me is not for God. Luke 1:37 My faith tells me that not only do I know He can, my faith tells me He will. And that brings me peace. John 14:27 I truly am so dependent on God that I take very small steps in life now. I live for today and rely on Him for tomorrow. I get kind of annoyed when I hear people "plan" out their life for the next 6 months and I think to myself "we don't even know where we will be tomorrow for there is no guarantee". People that assume their lives will include marriage and children and the perfect mate. I do believe that the Lord does not want for any of us to go through this life alone, but for some, marriage and children is not part of their "lot" in life. The best spiritual advice I could give to you, having been around the block once or twice, is to trust God more and trust yourself less. Rely on His voice more than your own head. Your thoughts and feelings will deceive you and certainly distract you. I know of a woman who convinced her child he was going to marry this one individual in his life and this poor boy pined after this person when it was never God's plan but the desires of the mother. Naturally we can all relate and understand the love a mother has for her only son that she would want the world for him. However, it distracted this young man's life and interrupted God's plan for him. Stop speaking your desires in to other people's lives. Stop allowing others to speak in to your life for what is good for them may not be for you. And we need to not mistake our desires for God's. No two people are going through the same spiritual journey therefore we should talk less about "our opinions" to one another and pray more for one another. We all have a hardship story to tell and they are designed by God so that we can be a living testimony for one another. Always keep God in the center of the conversation for He should be the focus of all discussion. I like to offer up prayers and bible verses for those that are looking for understanding so it will soothe one's heart and soul. This will allow the Holy Spirit to manifest His power in one's life. Let God love you. Let God help you. Why are you carrying around that heavy bag of burden when someone is standing there ready, willing and able to take it from you? It makes no sense. You would allow a stranger to carry your groceries if they offered to lighten your load therefore why would you not want our living God to lift the weight from your arms? Stop over doing life and start living in the Spirit by allowing the Spirit to lead you. Watch your life calm down. Watch the burdens of worry diminish and watch your Father in Heaven transform what seemed to be a pile of mess in to a wonderful work of art. He is waiting for you, won't you let Him in today?
Some encouraging promises to rest on today:
Psalm 73:26; Isaiah 41:10; Matthew 11:28-30; 2 Corinthians 5:6-7
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