Overthinking…

Through the years I have been plagued with a bit of overthinking. For those of us who struggle with it, it can move to overwhelm — all the what-ifs and why-did-I-say-that and why-didn’t-I-say-this and what-not.

What if we slowly changed our overthinking tendencies to over PRAYing? Truly, is there any such thing as over praying for anything?

This change doesn’t happen overnight. I might catch myself in a cycle of overthinking. And as soon as I do, I try to hand it over to God.

I am not always good at handoffs. Sometimes I fumble.

And I would be lying if I said I didn’t take it back sometimes. But, the repeated act of handing over my concerns wears a new path of travel from my heart to God’s. The act of casting my burdens on Him is growing wisdom and trust on my part.

Not to say that I don’t have the trust in God, I do. But I also have a habit of doing my part first before giving it over. Sometimes it is simply the habit: that well worn rut in the road that I fall into without even thinking about it. And then there is the effort it takes to not be in that rut. Sometimes it sucks me in before I even know it!

If you are an over thinker I encourage you to interrupt that pattern by over praying. Give it up to God as many times as you need to to dismantle the habit. Sometimes it isn’t a lack of faith, it is simply a habit. And a habit can be changed, over time.

God’s blessings on your day!
Liz