Have you ever been going about your day, a not so great day
by the way, and one more thing happens?
You know what kind of thing I’m talking about. It could be ever so small but it just drops
you flat. You have reached your
limit. I hit that one day last
week. Little things had been piling up
emotionally. I was chugging along
through the “difficulties” trying to keep my cool. Then BAM! One little argument and I could
feel the tears prickle at the back of my eyes threatening a flood of biblical
proportions.
Whether it was a hormonally-induced breakdown doesn’t
matter. What matters is I felt I was no
longer strong enough to carry everything I had placed on my shoulders. I realized I had not given these things to
God. Psalm 55:22 tells us to “Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain
you; he will never let the righteous be shaken.”
We know we are supposed to hand things over to God. We’ve all heard the saying “Let Go, and Let
God.” We may try to hand it over but if
you are anything like me, you take it right back. It’s like I’m saying God can look at my
troubles but I’m ultimately going to be the one to take care of them.
For me, I think the problem is a control issue. It may be a mom-condition but I frequently
run though the needs of the household and troubleshoot in my head. I’m constantly juggling things in my
head. Then I had a brilliant idea. If I need to constantly be managing
something, then when I hand stuff over to God, I feel useless. So I decided from now on, when I hand things
over to God, I then have the duty to count my blessings. It’s a total game changer for me. I haven’t forgotten about my troubles. I’ve just delegated them to God and refocused
myself on the blessings.
Some days are harder than others to find the blessings but
they are there. I’m brought back to my
favorite verse, Psalm 118:24. “This is
the day which the LORD has made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it.”
So what are some blessings that you need to focus on today
while God is working on your troubles?
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