The internal turmoil of should I go to Texas or should I go to Canada next week produced some negative responses in me. Instead of calmly seeking God’s direction and leaving it up to Him entirely, I allowed this decision to control me. It was the primary population of my heart and mind over the course of the first few days and it drove me to confusion, anxiety, and urgency. However these responses were not from God. Praise be to God for guiding me to the correct and proper decision: trusting Him.
I had trusted Him that He would use whatever decision I made for good, but I did not give Him full trust of the entire decision. Philippians 4:6 says that we are to be anxious about nothing; to not worry about anything, but to take everything to Him in prayer. Having come to this realization and reviving this revelation, I gave it all to God. I told God that I was done worry about this decision; I was going to put this decision on the shelf and let Him take care of it. If He desired to lead me one way or another, I will let Him do that. I’m not going to let my perspectives, my wants, my worries, and fears to get in the way of God working. And I did just that. I gave it all to Him and took it all to Him in prayer and thanksgiving.
Since then, when worry, doubt, anxiety, or urgency tries to step into my mind again, I push it out - I will not let these pressures to have even a single footstep or thought in my mind. And I have to say, wow! The ease, peace, and freedom that came with it is so refreshing. True, I do not know where I am going, if anywhere, but I know God will lead me if and when He wants to and in whatever way He choose to.
I had trusted Him that He would use whatever decision I made for good, but I did not give Him full trust of the entire decision. Philippians 4:6 says that we are to be anxious about nothing; to not worry about anything, but to take everything to Him in prayer. Having come to this realization and reviving this revelation, I gave it all to God. I told God that I was done worry about this decision; I was going to put this decision on the shelf and let Him take care of it. If He desired to lead me one way or another, I will let Him do that. I’m not going to let my perspectives, my wants, my worries, and fears to get in the way of God working. And I did just that. I gave it all to Him and took it all to Him in prayer and thanksgiving.
Since then, when worry, doubt, anxiety, or urgency tries to step into my mind again, I push it out - I will not let these pressures to have even a single footstep or thought in my mind. And I have to say, wow! The ease, peace, and freedom that came with it is so refreshing. True, I do not know where I am going, if anywhere, but I know God will lead me if and when He wants to and in whatever way He choose to.
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