Hello Friend!
I know you are in a challenging spot. Sometimes it is hard to reconcile what you believe and what you are experiencing and what you hope for. I know your mind is working overtime and your heart feels squeezed. I’m sorry you are in the middle of it all! I will pray for your discernment as you sort through your circumstances. Here are some things that have helped me!
Step Back: When I try to look at the big picture of whatever I am facing it gives me a new perspective. If my heart is unsettled with something, I try to take a break from my efforts. I might be trying too hard. I might be doing the wrong thing. If I don’t have God’s peace in what I am working on I have to consider that I might be in the wrong place. Yes, there are always hard things in life but I am not sure that God asks us to be in a place that consistently compromises our physical, mental, and spiritual health. If I have a difficult time backing up, sometimes talking with a friend can help me gain a valuable perspective.
Step Aside: Sometimes I actually get in God’s way! Of course, He can work around me but if I am impatient and spring into action I might interrupt something He is working on. Just because I can solve a problem doesn’t mean I am the one who needs to. There are times that God is growing a strength in others for the tasks ahead of them. When I dive in and “help” I might actually be hindering an important growth step for them.
Step In: When I am in front of a situation that calls my attention I need to discern if I should go forward. Just because God allows an opportunity to grace my path it doesn’t mean it is one I need to take. It is important to seek His guidance as I make a move to go “into” whatever phase or circumstance He has allowed into my life. Just because it is difficult doesn’t mean I shouldn’t do it and just because it is easy doesn’t mean I should!
Step Out: I often wonder what God is leading me to next. What is the next thing I need to do? It might be outside of my comfort zone — am I ready for that? What will He teach me in this next experience? Am I ready to learn and grow? Sometimes it requires I “step out” in faith that He will meet my needs.
Step Up: When I offer up my situation to God it reminds me that I am not the one in control. Sometimes I simply get sucked down into the muck — and that is when finding the energy and the strength to give it to God can get difficult. Stepping up to God’s throne should always be my first move!
I am so thankful you are in my life!
Love,
Liz
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thanks for the encouragement!
You are welcome!!!
God’s work in my life, sometimes I get so wound up trying to figure out what I’m going to do I forget to seek His love,wisdom and help. Just this week I saw it so plainly, I had a tree growing in my front yard that was diseased, leaning dangerously towards a power line. How would I afford to have it cut out? Last year drained any financial reserves I had, so I was at a loss. Then on Monday the local electric company showed up, the tree was so close to the lines they cut it down for free! Thank you God and Thank You for not having the local bear family show up! (Two cubs and mama!) I live rurally in an appropriate named place Big Bear City. I’m really looking forward to your prayer points.
It is so easy to get sidetracked and forget that God desires that daily communication with us! Thank you for sharing a bit of your story! May You see God’s blessings on your week! ~ Liz
I am so happy to have your daily prayer points and your friendship and most importantly prayers. I remind myself to “be still and know that I am God”. It is so easy to be sidetracked, recently I have adopted the belief that there are way too many people trying to interfere with my life, they think only on the surface. From now on I will remind myself of the now gone tree! God is sooooo good!