Philippians 4:6-7, "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." (NIV)
Making decisions in life is a hard thing. Sometimes we don't always know which direction God wants us to go, and then looking in His Word for the answers is not always going to give us specific direction. What god wants us to do is to lay our concerns about everything in our lives at his feet. That means giving up these concerns and to stop thinking about them, worrying about them, and let go of them. Then and only then will we see specific doors open and direction given to us in God's will for our lives.
This verse above talks about when we give all these things to God we will find his peace, understanding and He will guard our hearts.
As a mother this is sometimes hard for me to do, because when my children are in need, hurting I want to fix it and make it all better. This is the natural mothering instinct in me that I can't help. When they were babies it was easy things to fix or help them with, food, clean clothes, warmth, favorite toy; but as they grow older and turn into the individual person God intended them to be, life gets harder. Lessons and the plans God has for our lives are all part of this. We will not always be able to fix everything for them, all we can do is point them in the direction of God and help them to learn to lean on Him. God is our father in Heaven wants to make it all better for us, but he can't do that until we let go and let him help.
So my lesson for today, or really for this week has been to turn to God and lay my concerns and worries at his feet, and wait on his timing to fix them. :)
Thank you Lord!
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