My mind often gets the better of me. Can you relate? Here is what I am talking about….
You are in a situation. Not the kind of situation you would choose to be in. Probably not a very “good” situation. It could go any number of directions. So, your mind comes up with a thousand and one different possibilities of what is going to happen next and you begin to go a little CRAZY thinking up all the “What Ifs”
Okay… not a “Little” crazy. A LOT CRAZY!
Tell me you do that too! I am not the only one who has full out conversations and scenarios playing in their head at all hours of the day??? It is EXHAUSTING!
Here is what I have learned….
I have absolutely NO strength for all the “what if” scenarios I play in my head. I can’t handle it. I can’t make it through the day. I can’t focus on what is happening in front of me. And no matter how much I beg God to give me strength… He hasn’t promised me any strength for those “what if” scenarios I keep playing and making up in my head.
I have had some serious break downs over some silly “What If” scenarios in the past (and even recent). God totally hit me on the head with this thought…
I WILL give you strength for today! I will give you what you need for where you are right now. But all the “what ifs”…. they are keeping you from receiving that strength.
Yep. I was denying the strength available to me to get through the situation I was in (am in) because I keep thinking about all the possible outcomes and freaking myself out!
Maybe you are like me…. Maybe you have something hard you are going through or you are in. Are you finding you have no strength to get through it? Are you so busy thinking through all the scary possible outcomes that you are missing today and the strength to get you through today?
Reign those “What Ifs” in, Sister! Throw them out! Don’t let them back in! Scrub them OUT of your brain!!!
I look back on those times I melted down over the “What Ifs” and God the whole time was telling me…. “I GOT this Girl! What are you doing?! I am here! Trust me!”
Do a search on verses with the word “Strength” in the Bible. Ummm… Ya. There is A LOT!
“My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” -Psalm 73:26
“On the day I called, you answered me; my strength of soul you increased.” -Psalm 138:3
“Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid; for the Lord God is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation.” -Isaiah 12:2
“but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.” -Isaiah 40:31
“I can do all things through him who strengthens me.” -Philippians 4:13
These are just a few promises I claim when I am in need of strength. When I let go of all those “What Ifs” I find myself with plenty of strength for today. Not my own… But Jesus. Holding me up. Making me strong. Showing me how awesome He is!
I hope you will let go of those “What Ifs” in your life right now…. And grab onto Jesus Strength!
Hugs and Blessings,
Keikilani
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