When you don't have what others have. Feb 21
So the frustration with me comes when I want something and I see that other people have it, but I don't. Am I alone in this? Either you want a spouse, kids, a house, a better paycheck, a better job, a healthy life, on and on. And you yearn for that "lack" in your life, see others enjoying the fruits you desperately are working towards, asking all the while, "How were they able to attain this?" "I have been working so hard and it hasn't happened for me, yet" and "why not me?"
Trust me, I might have to turn to God several times a day and just surrender to Him and know that His will for me right now is more important than my desires for tomorrow and that I need to bury myself in the importance of NOW instead of stressing about the can-and-cannot's. There is a better use of my time and energy if I can give my jealousy, envy and impatience to God and let him replace it with his encouragement that tomorrow is going to be better than my today if I keep my eyes on Him and trust in His timing.
Oprah Winfrey gave this great advice about being in the moment: "The reason why you're always stressed is because you want this moment to be something that it's not. You just stop and you accept this moment for what it is. Just breathe right into that moment and it takes the anxiety and the pressure away of wanting this moment to be something it's not. Just this moment, one moment at a time."
The Bible talks about Trust and Faith: Hebrews 11:1 says: "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."
Jeremiah 29:11 says: "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
It's the age-old saying: "I don't know what the future holds, but I know the One who holds the future." Today, let us trust God that He will satisfy us in this moment by His love no matter what we have or what we don't have. Let's surrender our desires to Him, pick up the purpose and plans He has for us today, and rest in His timing and care knowing that something good is right around the corner!
If you need prayer for anything, let me know. I would love to pray for you!
Trust me, I might have to turn to God several times a day and just surrender to Him and know that His will for me right now is more important than my desires for tomorrow and that I need to bury myself in the importance of NOW instead of stressing about the can-and-cannot's. There is a better use of my time and energy if I can give my jealousy, envy and impatience to God and let him replace it with his encouragement that tomorrow is going to be better than my today if I keep my eyes on Him and trust in His timing.
Oprah Winfrey gave this great advice about being in the moment: "The reason why you're always stressed is because you want this moment to be something that it's not. You just stop and you accept this moment for what it is. Just breathe right into that moment and it takes the anxiety and the pressure away of wanting this moment to be something it's not. Just this moment, one moment at a time."
The Bible talks about Trust and Faith: Hebrews 11:1 says: "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."
Jeremiah 29:11 says: "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
It's the age-old saying: "I don't know what the future holds, but I know the One who holds the future." Today, let us trust God that He will satisfy us in this moment by His love no matter what we have or what we don't have. Let's surrender our desires to Him, pick up the purpose and plans He has for us today, and rest in His timing and care knowing that something good is right around the corner!
If you need prayer for anything, let me know. I would love to pray for you!
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