Realizing you are more than that.
Sometimes you feel like you have been eaten by a shark. LOL, yeah a friend of mine took this photo of me recently. We were in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
Seriously for a moment, don't you feel like that. Life can be so overwhelming. Here lately I have been through some difficult times. Who hasn't right? However, at one point I thought everything was going to be okay then out of no where my world seemed to be going crazy. I felt like I was stranded out in the ocean and sharks were swimming around me. Who would have thought I would have my picture taken like this one. It might look funny but the situation I was going through was no laughing matter.
There is one thing for sure. Although a lot of things contributed to my situation at that time. I know that I was not alone. God was with me through it all. I didn't let the enemy convince me otherwise. Although....
This is the part that is going to stun you a bit....
I was so angry, upset, peeeed off!
We had a really good Sunday School lesson that happened after the "event". Taught us about forgiveness, forbearing love, and giving it to Jesus. I even said, "I just want to be mad right now! Can't I do that? Just let me be angry. Once I get this out of my system I believe I will be alright!" After that came out of my mouth I looked around the room at all the other ladies and took in the expression on their faces. I really realized something at that moment, I didn't have to be mad. My friends told me over and over to just give it to God. Let Him take it, and don't pick it back up. If we allow ourselves to sit in a puddle of anger longer than needed it will make us sin, and we will sit in that nasty puddle of sin and all we will do is get dirty.
I did lay it down on the alter at God's feet and let him have my anger, frustration, sadness, hurt, and all other feelings that were balled up inside that continued to let me sin. I gave it all to him. Once I did that I felt so much better, but.... man there is always a "but". I picked it back up. Piece by piece.
Since we were at Pigeon Forge, TN. We were at an event that had some really great speakers. One guy was talking about "forgiveness." The more he talked about it the more I thought about it. I asked myself, "did I really lay that down, did I really put it there and not pick all that mess back up." I was in tears, not because I was booohoooing sad. I was in tears because I was angry. More angry at myself. So, yes, there I am again. Laying down that issue at God's feet and I left it there. I didn't stick it in a trunk and lock the key. I left it. I feel so much better too.
The thing to realize is that "WE ARE MORE THAN THAT." We are more than that because those crazy feelings make us feel down. We shout out, "I WANT TO BE HAPPY! CAN'T I JUST BE HAPPY!" Well if we lay our troubles down at the feet of Jesus, then we will receive peace. As the old saying goes.
Do you have something you keep picking back up? Do you have something you need to lay down? Do that today and be free!
Dear Father, thank you for you love and forgiveness. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to come to you with our feelings of whatever they may be and no matter what the situation is and the ability to lay them at your feet and never pick them up again. Thank you for the ability to be forgiven for our sins that we commit daily and to come to you knowing you care. Forgiveness is there if we just grab it instead of our troubles. I love you so much God! Amen.
1 Peter 5:7 reads "Cast all your anxiety on HIM because HE cares for you.
Give Him your fears and cares. God cares for you. He doesn't want you to feel those things anymore.
Seriously for a moment, don't you feel like that. Life can be so overwhelming. Here lately I have been through some difficult times. Who hasn't right? However, at one point I thought everything was going to be okay then out of no where my world seemed to be going crazy. I felt like I was stranded out in the ocean and sharks were swimming around me. Who would have thought I would have my picture taken like this one. It might look funny but the situation I was going through was no laughing matter.
There is one thing for sure. Although a lot of things contributed to my situation at that time. I know that I was not alone. God was with me through it all. I didn't let the enemy convince me otherwise. Although....
This is the part that is going to stun you a bit....
I was so angry, upset, peeeed off!
We had a really good Sunday School lesson that happened after the "event". Taught us about forgiveness, forbearing love, and giving it to Jesus. I even said, "I just want to be mad right now! Can't I do that? Just let me be angry. Once I get this out of my system I believe I will be alright!" After that came out of my mouth I looked around the room at all the other ladies and took in the expression on their faces. I really realized something at that moment, I didn't have to be mad. My friends told me over and over to just give it to God. Let Him take it, and don't pick it back up. If we allow ourselves to sit in a puddle of anger longer than needed it will make us sin, and we will sit in that nasty puddle of sin and all we will do is get dirty.
I did lay it down on the alter at God's feet and let him have my anger, frustration, sadness, hurt, and all other feelings that were balled up inside that continued to let me sin. I gave it all to him. Once I did that I felt so much better, but.... man there is always a "but". I picked it back up. Piece by piece.
Since we were at Pigeon Forge, TN. We were at an event that had some really great speakers. One guy was talking about "forgiveness." The more he talked about it the more I thought about it. I asked myself, "did I really lay that down, did I really put it there and not pick all that mess back up." I was in tears, not because I was booohoooing sad. I was in tears because I was angry. More angry at myself. So, yes, there I am again. Laying down that issue at God's feet and I left it there. I didn't stick it in a trunk and lock the key. I left it. I feel so much better too.
The thing to realize is that "WE ARE MORE THAN THAT." We are more than that because those crazy feelings make us feel down. We shout out, "I WANT TO BE HAPPY! CAN'T I JUST BE HAPPY!" Well if we lay our troubles down at the feet of Jesus, then we will receive peace. As the old saying goes.
Do you have something you keep picking back up? Do you have something you need to lay down? Do that today and be free!
Dear Father, thank you for you love and forgiveness. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to come to you with our feelings of whatever they may be and no matter what the situation is and the ability to lay them at your feet and never pick them up again. Thank you for the ability to be forgiven for our sins that we commit daily and to come to you knowing you care. Forgiveness is there if we just grab it instead of our troubles. I love you so much God! Amen.
1 Peter 5:7 reads "Cast all your anxiety on HIM because HE cares for you.
Give Him your fears and cares. God cares for you. He doesn't want you to feel those things anymore.
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