What is your biggest problem and struggle right now?
Do you know?
Good.
That’s the biggest challenge. Being honest with ourselves.
And don’t just say “I’m sad” or “I’m not happy” or “my relationship” or “my finances” or “my job” or “my health.” Dig Deeper. Really, what’s your problem?
Once you know your problem, it’s simple. You just do one of two things.
Option One: Don’t trust God
Blame other people, blame or question God, be afraid, be angry, feel guilty, be worried, be anxious, be self-focused, feel sorry for yourself, focus on why you’re right, justify your lies to yourself and take and take and take and continue to not trust and not be happy.
Option Two: Trust God
Be thankful for being alive, be thankful God created you and those you love, be present in listening to beautiful music, enjoying nature, spending time with family, spending time alone, cuddling with your pet, laughing, crying, grieving, praying, going to church, pushing yourself towards worthy goals, dreaming, taking accountability, forgiving, loving, smiling so that you can give and give and give and trust and be happy.
We make it so complex. We treat life like it’s so mysterious and like we’re all alone and no one can understand.
We’re so wrong.
It’s quite simple. It’s so profoundly simple its complex.
Look at the cross. What do you see?
I see everything pointing to the fact that life is lived, really lived, when we trust Him. When we give ourselves to Him like He gave himself to us. It is our problems and struggles, in real-life, that we can either give to Him in trust or keep from him in lack of trust.
If you do trust Him, you’ll serve and love and forgive and overcome. If you don’t, you’ll still have the same problems days and weeks and years ahead.
It’s a life-long process mastering this. So I say we get started.
Do you know?
Good.
That’s the biggest challenge. Being honest with ourselves.
And don’t just say “I’m sad” or “I’m not happy” or “my relationship” or “my finances” or “my job” or “my health.” Dig Deeper. Really, what’s your problem?
Once you know your problem, it’s simple. You just do one of two things.
Option One: Don’t trust God
Blame other people, blame or question God, be afraid, be angry, feel guilty, be worried, be anxious, be self-focused, feel sorry for yourself, focus on why you’re right, justify your lies to yourself and take and take and take and continue to not trust and not be happy.
Option Two: Trust God
Be thankful for being alive, be thankful God created you and those you love, be present in listening to beautiful music, enjoying nature, spending time with family, spending time alone, cuddling with your pet, laughing, crying, grieving, praying, going to church, pushing yourself towards worthy goals, dreaming, taking accountability, forgiving, loving, smiling so that you can give and give and give and trust and be happy.
We make it so complex. We treat life like it’s so mysterious and like we’re all alone and no one can understand.
We’re so wrong.
It’s quite simple. It’s so profoundly simple its complex.
Look at the cross. What do you see?
I see everything pointing to the fact that life is lived, really lived, when we trust Him. When we give ourselves to Him like He gave himself to us. It is our problems and struggles, in real-life, that we can either give to Him in trust or keep from him in lack of trust.
If you do trust Him, you’ll serve and love and forgive and overcome. If you don’t, you’ll still have the same problems days and weeks and years ahead.
It’s a life-long process mastering this. So I say we get started.