"Do not ask your special someone or anybody else what they think or to let you know. You need to take it to God first and then do what God says."
I want to write this entry at the start of this year because I think it is an important reminder to us all that we need to do it every time and everyday. It is something that I have learned throughout this past year and will continue to learn throughout my life. It is a on going lesson that we need to learn through every stage of life. It came to my mind when I was writing a friend about a situation that I was having and I needed prayer for it.
I often find myself, ending my emails or letters with the phase "Please let me know" or "Please let me know what you want/think." After the certain letter, I got to thinking why do I end my letters that way towards people. I don't need people's thoughts of me but most importantly I need the thoughts of what God think of me and who I am in Him. That is where God's Love comes in for me and He is the only one I need to make happy. I don't know why it hit me like it did but it just did and I have been taking everything to God. It has helped me big time with my anxiety.
Every time I feel like there is doubt raising in me or feeling anxious about something, I take it to God in prayer first to see what He wants me to do with the thought. Then if god says "leave it to Me", I do. If God tells me to do something about it, then I need to do that something about it. I need to listen to God and do it. It has really helped me to direct my attention to God. I always use to ask people for their advice and what they think about a certain situation. I would even take their advice and do what they would say sometimes, especially in high school and at the start of college but now I know better.
I have really cut back on asking people's advice this past year and just been focusing on what God wants me to do in certain situations and it is true what they say about asking God. It gets so much more confusing when we ask for worldly advice, even if it is our friends we are asking. It is okay to ask our friends, especially if they are Christian too or when we know them really, really well.
We can bring God into our situations in two ways. First, we can ask God to bring a friend or person into our lives to give us advice and encourage us through His Word. Second, we could talk to our friends first and then take it to God and ask Him should we do this or if He has another way to go about it. I have noticed,though, that when we take it to God first He will either take away our thought or help us through it. He will either give us the strength and courage to ride through the storms and even through what seems like a peaceful time or He will say, "Not now".
There have even been times for me that I actually felt like God has pushing me towards someone or something. I feel like I have been hearing Him a lot more since I have been giving my thoughts and situations over to Him more. I will say that I tried to get advice from my friends last night since it has been a long time since I have done it and I will admit it felt really strange. It was like God saying to me, "Why are you trying to get advice from the world when you know that I can guide you through this situation?" It is always a smart idea to "Take it to God First."
Take it to Him on the spot and wherever you are or shortly after the situation. I have learned that helps a lot too. I have noticed that when I start to feel anxious it is because I am either worried about something or doubting something. I start to shake and if not that I will start to cry and that is when I start talking to God. After I spilled my worried heart out to Him, I really do feel at peace and can get back to what I was doing before. I am going to keep doing that this year and then, of course, have faith that things will turn out like they are suppose to turn out. I want God's plans, this year, for my life and nothing else.
I challenge everyone who reads this entry to take things to God first this year and see what He can do and change in your life. I can say that it will feel much peaceful, even through the hard times. Taking things to God first is probably the main way that I can get rid of my anxious feelings and if I keep doing that things might just change for the better for me and my anxiety. As long as I remember that, there shouldn't be anymore anxiety in my life.
I want to write this entry at the start of this year because I think it is an important reminder to us all that we need to do it every time and everyday. It is something that I have learned throughout this past year and will continue to learn throughout my life. It is a on going lesson that we need to learn through every stage of life. It came to my mind when I was writing a friend about a situation that I was having and I needed prayer for it.
I often find myself, ending my emails or letters with the phase "Please let me know" or "Please let me know what you want/think." After the certain letter, I got to thinking why do I end my letters that way towards people. I don't need people's thoughts of me but most importantly I need the thoughts of what God think of me and who I am in Him. That is where God's Love comes in for me and He is the only one I need to make happy. I don't know why it hit me like it did but it just did and I have been taking everything to God. It has helped me big time with my anxiety.
Every time I feel like there is doubt raising in me or feeling anxious about something, I take it to God in prayer first to see what He wants me to do with the thought. Then if god says "leave it to Me", I do. If God tells me to do something about it, then I need to do that something about it. I need to listen to God and do it. It has really helped me to direct my attention to God. I always use to ask people for their advice and what they think about a certain situation. I would even take their advice and do what they would say sometimes, especially in high school and at the start of college but now I know better.
I have really cut back on asking people's advice this past year and just been focusing on what God wants me to do in certain situations and it is true what they say about asking God. It gets so much more confusing when we ask for worldly advice, even if it is our friends we are asking. It is okay to ask our friends, especially if they are Christian too or when we know them really, really well.
We can bring God into our situations in two ways. First, we can ask God to bring a friend or person into our lives to give us advice and encourage us through His Word. Second, we could talk to our friends first and then take it to God and ask Him should we do this or if He has another way to go about it. I have noticed,though, that when we take it to God first He will either take away our thought or help us through it. He will either give us the strength and courage to ride through the storms and even through what seems like a peaceful time or He will say, "Not now".
There have even been times for me that I actually felt like God has pushing me towards someone or something. I feel like I have been hearing Him a lot more since I have been giving my thoughts and situations over to Him more. I will say that I tried to get advice from my friends last night since it has been a long time since I have done it and I will admit it felt really strange. It was like God saying to me, "Why are you trying to get advice from the world when you know that I can guide you through this situation?" It is always a smart idea to "Take it to God First."
Take it to Him on the spot and wherever you are or shortly after the situation. I have learned that helps a lot too. I have noticed that when I start to feel anxious it is because I am either worried about something or doubting something. I start to shake and if not that I will start to cry and that is when I start talking to God. After I spilled my worried heart out to Him, I really do feel at peace and can get back to what I was doing before. I am going to keep doing that this year and then, of course, have faith that things will turn out like they are suppose to turn out. I want God's plans, this year, for my life and nothing else.
I challenge everyone who reads this entry to take things to God first this year and see what He can do and change in your life. I can say that it will feel much peaceful, even through the hard times. Taking things to God first is probably the main way that I can get rid of my anxious feelings and if I keep doing that things might just change for the better for me and my anxiety. As long as I remember that, there shouldn't be anymore anxiety in my life.
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