I wish I were better at sitting still.
I'm not good at just waiting to find out the outcome of a decision. I tend to jump in and try to control things myself (hmm, think I've blogged about that before).
I want to be better at sitting still, enjoying restful moments when I've put things in God's hands. I want to get better at recognizing when I've done all I can do about a situation, and my action steps are just to wait and be still. Normally, when I feel I've reached the end of my ability to work on a situation, I will rest for about 5 seconds and then jump in and try to solve it from another angle. However, I want to recognize - and REJOICE IN - the times when I've used up the resources I have and need to simply TRUST GOD and be still. Truly, that is an AWESOME place to be. The responsibility is no longer mine. I've submitted my request to God, done all I felt led to do, and can then stop striving. I can simply trust Him to work things out according to His awesome purposes, which work together for good.
Time to put that into practice and wait - but wait joyfully and patiently this time, knowing that situations are in His powerful hands instead of my shoulders.
I'm not good at just waiting to find out the outcome of a decision. I tend to jump in and try to control things myself (hmm, think I've blogged about that before).
I want to be better at sitting still, enjoying restful moments when I've put things in God's hands. I want to get better at recognizing when I've done all I can do about a situation, and my action steps are just to wait and be still. Normally, when I feel I've reached the end of my ability to work on a situation, I will rest for about 5 seconds and then jump in and try to solve it from another angle. However, I want to recognize - and REJOICE IN - the times when I've used up the resources I have and need to simply TRUST GOD and be still. Truly, that is an AWESOME place to be. The responsibility is no longer mine. I've submitted my request to God, done all I felt led to do, and can then stop striving. I can simply trust Him to work things out according to His awesome purposes, which work together for good.
Time to put that into practice and wait - but wait joyfully and patiently this time, knowing that situations are in His powerful hands instead of my shoulders.
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