It's interesting - God is really working in me right now. It is a battle. (Isn't it always?) Do I want to continue to try to live my life on my own terms or do I want to give control to God? This all sounds familiar to me.... haven't I gone through this at least once before?
The answer is of course yes. Yes I have. And the results were excellent. When I let go of things and let God have everything, I can be assured that my life is headed in the right direction.
Sounds familiar, eh? Turns out I'm not the only one going through stuff like this ;o)
She had this quote posted too.. I like it.
"If you want to live in accordance with God's plan, you must make a decision to become obedient to Him in every area of your life. Everything else will follow that decision. "Obey me, and I will be your God and you will be my people. Walk in all the ways I command you, that it may go well with you." Jeremiah 7:23-24
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Found a different blog that had this picture on it. Makes you think... and thankful.
I have all of these things.
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And this post.. wow. How Big Is Your But?
Posted by Mike Foster on People of the Second Chance
So how big is your but? And I’m not talking about the fact that you went on a binge of Christmas cookies and chocolate fudge over the holiday.
I’m talking about all the excuses we use to live a tiny and stunted life.
Most of our buts are driven by fear and feelings of inadequacy. Though bottom line they are an excuse…and a justification to continue to live in our comfort zone.
Let this truth scream at you everyday in 2011. Consider this:
THE ONLY THING THAT HAS EVER HELD YOU BACK FROM HAVING WHAT YOU WANT IN LIFE IS THE SIZE OF YOUR BUT!
Ask any great achiever and I guarantee that have had to overcome massive obstacles, disabilities, lack of resources and had to push through the valley.
Dream big this year! Move out of your comfort zone! Put on a new wardrobe of courage! Let your New Year resolutions be audacious!
And remember the words of Michaelangelo….
“The greatest danger for most of us is not that we aim too high and we miss it, but we aim too low and reach it.”
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I think it's very easy to hear the "buts.." instead of the "you can"s.. I hear it in myself. I feel very confident about becoming a therapist. It's something that has been on my heart for.. 12 years? Something like that. It's something that has been affirmed by countless people. It's my heart's desire.
But this new seed that God has planted.. the pastor seed.. that one I can relate to with the idea of "buts" ..
-But I don't have a degree in it
-But I don't know the Bible well enough
-But sometimes I'm really not a people-person, sometimes I don't want to be needed
-But it's scary
-But it'll stretch me
-But I'm so young, will anyone believe me? trust me?
And God (again, not surprisingly) says, "It's not about any of those things. It is not about you. It's all about Me. I will give you everything you need to do the work that I have called you to do. Have no fear. I am with you. I will do this, through you."
He abolishes any BUT I come up with. He can do anything. That includes equipping me to be a pastor. Wow.
So how big is your but? And I’m not talking about the fact that you went on a binge of Christmas cookies and chocolate fudge over the holiday.
I’m talking about all the excuses we use to live a tiny and stunted life.
Most of our buts are driven by fear and feelings of inadequacy. Though bottom line they are an excuse…and a justification to continue to live in our comfort zone.
Let this truth scream at you everyday in 2011. Consider this:
THE ONLY THING THAT HAS EVER HELD YOU BACK FROM HAVING WHAT YOU WANT IN LIFE IS THE SIZE OF YOUR BUT!
Ask any great achiever and I guarantee that have had to overcome massive obstacles, disabilities, lack of resources and had to push through the valley.
Dream big this year! Move out of your comfort zone! Put on a new wardrobe of courage! Let your New Year resolutions be audacious!
And remember the words of Michaelangelo….
“The greatest danger for most of us is not that we aim too high and we miss it, but we aim too low and reach it.”
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I think it's very easy to hear the "buts.." instead of the "you can"s.. I hear it in myself. I feel very confident about becoming a therapist. It's something that has been on my heart for.. 12 years? Something like that. It's something that has been affirmed by countless people. It's my heart's desire.
But this new seed that God has planted.. the pastor seed.. that one I can relate to with the idea of "buts" ..
-But I don't have a degree in it
-But I don't know the Bible well enough
-But sometimes I'm really not a people-person, sometimes I don't want to be needed
-But it's scary
-But it'll stretch me
-But I'm so young, will anyone believe me? trust me?
And God (again, not surprisingly) says, "It's not about any of those things. It is not about you. It's all about Me. I will give you everything you need to do the work that I have called you to do. Have no fear. I am with you. I will do this, through you."
He abolishes any BUT I come up with. He can do anything. That includes equipping me to be a pastor. Wow.
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