Something God has been teaching me is to STOP and LET GOD BE GOD. I often find myself wanting to take control of the things I can’t change in my life and trying to control my future and not trusting that God will work everything out in my life for my good. So over these few months, God has been showing me over and over again that I need to let him have control and stop carrying the world on my shoulders because he doesn’t call us to do that. All it does to me is cause exhaustion and placing myself above God thinking I can control it all if I work hard enough. This is a big stronghold I realized I have in my life because God was taking me through emotions and he invaded that space and showed me the underlying problem.
As I was writing down how I do have this stronghold, the song, “Take Courage My Heart” came on and it talked about how God is in the waiting! Yes, this is exactly how I feel, I’m waiting for God to crash my walls down, to help me with my trust issues, my perceptions, relationships, and waiting for him to give me new experiences of his love, giving it all to him. Trusting him with the things I don’t have control over but wish I did. It’s not going to be an easy thing because most of my life I’ve had this attitude of do-it-yourself. So, God revealing this stronghold in my life brought so much freedom because I realize that I can let God have the world. Lord, have my issues because you can handle them!! Lord, take my burdens that I was never supposed to carry myself. Let me trust you with the things I can’t change and the things to come. And the weight of the world lifted off my shoulders knowing I’m not in control but trusting God to be God.
So as I go on to Peru, I ask that you would be praying for me, that I would let God have control and for him to be showing me love in new ways!! Thank you for reading my blog and If you feel like you struggle with the same thing in some points of your life comment how you let the Lord into that space and how you are dealing with it or advice!!
