Sometimes my mind gets in the wrong place and before I know it this rut that I find myself in feels like a bottomless pit. My head swarming with all kinds of lies like, "I'm helpless to change this....I can't do it.....It's too late....I can't stand myself for getting into this mess...." , and so on. I could go on with all of these nasty phrases the enemy likes me to believe. This gets me nowhere fast, so the better choice is to look for truth and what my Father who loves me more than anyone wants me to know.
It's amazing how getting into His Word and His affirmations can make a mountain seem smaller. So many verses tell us that.
Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. 2 Corinthians 12:9
Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. Ephesians 3:20
For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love and self-discipline. 2 Timothy 1:7
When I'm in a rut and full of despair I feel powerless, but these words remind me that I don't have to have any might of my own. Christ's power is perfect and more effective than trying to do anything independently or on my own strength. I really accomplish more when I stop trying to "do" something and I rest at his feet in prayer and sit down with a cup of coffee and a Bible and listen to him. I'm really "doing" something when I surrender and do that. Peace washes over me when I hear them and it makes my problems feel smaller. Little by little and day by day, I see a change and before long I've reached solid ground again.
As Christians, I think we all want to meet the potential that God has ordained for us, but worrying about it and trying so hard that we feel discouraged all the time, holds us back. He has a better way and He tells us how to get stronger and more confident. We look to Him each day and He will give us what we need. Change doesn't happen overnight for most of us. So press on!
But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Matthew 6:33
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