#WhyWorry. I try to focus on God’s promises to drown out the
worry thoughts that consume me from time to time, and I am more of a worrier
than I want to admit.
I’ve read in the Bible that we all have a unique part in the body
of Christ. Ephesians 4:11-16 tells
us that not only do we each have a job
to do in the body of Christ, but that these jobs go beyond just helping others,
they also help us too at the same time
we help out another person!
I
think God wants me to do whatever I can and exhaust all my efforts doing what I
can do then what I can’t manage to do whether it is physically, mentally or spiritually,
He will do the rest of what I can’t do. I just need to trust that he will come
through. That takes allot of patients sometimes more than others because he
doesn’t always fix what I’m worrying about or my problem when I want it to be
fixe, but always seems to when I ask but it’s on his time not mine. I’m
impatient and want it now like a child. But my father knows when and why of
things and what is best for me. To me trusting is accepting his promises.
Sometimes I just get a loss for words.
#WhyWorry Logically I know………………
God has a plan regardless if I worry about things that ether are happening or will happen in the future it may anyway.
I need to remind myself that God gave me the gift of the present moment at times and to stay in it! Staying in it helps me. I’m here for a reason. My reason doesn’t include worry or trying to do God’s job. I have a responsibility to focus on what I need to do. That takes up enough time really if I look at doing it well that is. I need to focus more on that. When I do there really isn’t enough time left over to.
When I remember I do try to use worry as a wakeup call. If I think about it, I just need to stop, just see it as a clue that I need to take time out to pray more to God or read in my Bible. God always seems to point something out that I really need to hear about what’s happening for me at the time in the Bible that day.
I realize that anytime I am trying to figure things out (worry) about my situation that I’m actually saying that I don't think God will come through with his promise to me. I have to figure something out just in case. This is insulting to him. Can you imagine knowing about something and someone doubting that you know it already? I’m thankful that God doesn’t get as frustrated as I would about that.
I read in the Joyce Meyer’s daily devotional this morning which was very fitting for me today that: We are all eager for our situations and relationships to change, but nothing will change in our lives without knowledge of God’s Word. Change comes through prayer, and then through waiting patiently on God. While we are waiting for God to solve our problems, we are not to complain to everybody else about our situation. God tells us to trust Him. He is not asking us to trust the people involved in our problems; He is faithful to rescue us from all our troubles!
If you believe that God can use you to make
an impact, have you begun to ask Him where He wants to use you? Or do you know
already?
When
I start my day each morning I ask him. Sometimes I get a clear word other times
I don’t. But going along my day sometimes an opportunity comes up that I’m sure
is from God and I go with it.
I have to really focus on Jesus and his
wants or His will not my own. To me it’s just a habit that I need to get into.
Sometimes I kid myself and call worry other names, like I’m just thinking about
it, or just wondering about it, or just
trying to figure things out. But when I catch myself doing any one of those things
or calling it anyone of those things, I have to say STOP out loud. It is my
clue that I just need to change my focus back on Jesus.
Sometimes I visualize God just standing there, crossing his arms saying to
me ”Go ahead, when you’re finished and worn out from worrying about it and
finally get to the point of asking me
for help, I’ll do it for you. But go
ahead!” Then I see him having a loving smile.
Like my sign says on my desk in my office
to help me remember: “Your problems are not punishment they are just a wakeup call to
re-focus.” To me it means that
I’m focusing too much on the things of this world and not my heavenly father's
thoughts. Actually I heard that if I focus too much and worry too much about
something that I can open the door to let the Devil take over much more. So #WhyWorry about what will happen. I
need and want God to protect my problem. By praying to him about them I’m also
releasing it from my body and mind by handing it over to God. I know it’s in
much better hands and the outcome is going to be better than I dreamed of any
solution. . He can do much more about it than I can worry about it solves
nothing. It actually is a waste of my time and energy!
You see worry is something that I don’t
have as much luxury having SCA ataxia. I don’t want to waste any energy on it. The
stress of worrying about something I can’t really do anything about really
isn’t good for SCA ataxia (nor is it good for anyone really). I just need to acknowledge God is in control no matter what I choose
to do about it anyway, God has a plan. If I do something about it I may get
in the way of him being able to do something about it, like change the path or
outcome somewhat. So I need to let God handle it.
This morning we found out our contractor
has a short window to do some remodeling that we want to do. My husband loves
to plan things in advance and gets flustered when he doesn’t have the time to
figure things out.
Starting next week we just found out that
we will be starting a remodeling of our master bedroom. It will be at Christmas
time so it will be challenging. My husband was looking at the whole picture
this morning and worrying about it he was going over how it couldn’t work out
etc. I had to jump in and tell him about what we are studying this week in Chapter 9 in the Confident Heart, book,
“When Doubt Whispers I can’t Stop Worrying.”
#WhyWorry! In telling him about the
chapter we just have been studying this week, I told him that ;earned that worrying
says to God that we are not showing that
we are trusting God to do his part in
it. Somehow saying this out loud I was speaking to myself more than I was
speaking to him.
It’s
so fitting to this situation that is going on right now. I realize looking at
the whole picture is when I tend to worry too. Taking baby steps, separating
thing into smaller pieces and by following God’s lead I focus more on being in
each moment. I tend to gain more energy and rely much more on God’s guidance to
see what I need to do and get moving on it. Having a time limit that I need to
work within makes me enjoy the process even more. I get excited to see what God
will do next.
I’m
able to focus more to be in the moment, much more than I used to be. I believe because
I joined a group for getting off flour and refined sugars which is God based he
has used my foods as lessons for me to understand him more and trust him even
more. Without those things in my food plan, cluttering up my thoughts and wasting
allot of my time I can be useful now and I am prepared to do what God needs and
wants me to do at any given time .I have a mission! I feel useful!
I
found out that those food items really only represent things that have held me
back from doing God’s mission. I see them just a challenge to see if I can
overcome them (with God’s help of course I can and do).
I guess I got into the habit of being more
in the moment also by being a hairstylist. In having only a certain period of
time in which to work in to figure my plan of action and accomplish it, So yes
I do know what direction I’m headed but I
stay flexible enough if God has another plan come up I can change things
to fit his thoughts. I know what to do
and now have directions on where to go. I love having a project it’s like a
game to me to see if I can figure out what needs to be done within a certain
amount of time that I’m given to do things in.
It’s
challenging. I was told growing up over and over again that you know what someone is made of by how they
handle something negative (challenging) in their life. It’s like when you
squeeze an orange, orange juice comes out of it. God is in me so I need to do what I need to
do and let God worry about what I can’t do. Don't you think? That sure gives me security knowing that I
don’t have to worry because he’s in charge and I actually get off the hook and
don’t have to do anything but trust Him to work in it! Fewwwwww, I love
that!!!!!!
I find it's time to boss my heart around now that I know!
Thanks for reading my thoughts today. God
bless you while you choose to make it a great day no matter what comes with it!
