I prayed this morning before i start working on the spreadsheet which i did not get tie last Friday.(I actually did the same spreadsheet 3 times last week and didn't get it right - Frustrating part of the work ) My LITTLE PRAYER was answered ! I got it tie and balance with just one try for the day.Oh great.Monday like this seems like a good start for the week
Then during lunch i read the daily devotion from Rick Warren.Just want to share this message that comes so timely for a day like this ..God really do wonders
The title : Do less and Trust God more.
“We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure,
so that we despaired of life itself. As it turned out, it was the best thing
that could have happened. Instead of trusting in our own strength or wits to
get out of it, we were forced to trust God totally — not a bad idea since he’s
the God who raises the dead!” (2 Corinthians 1:8-9 NIV/MSG)
The last step to
building more margin in your life is to do less and trust God more.
Why should you do
that? Because God can do more in 20 minutes than you can do in 20 years.
Some of you have had
some goals and dreams that you’ve been striving, seeking, working, hustling,
hurrying for year after year after year, and you haven’t achieved them yet. Why
don’t you just back off a little bit? Relax. Chill out. Trust God. Watch what
he can do. He can do it a whole lot faster and a whole lot better than you can
do it.
The only benefit of
being stretched and being on overload is that it forces you to trust God. It
brings you to your knees, and you realize you’re up against the wall, out of
steam, out of energy.
One time the Apostle
Paul hit burnout. He was in Asia, working and serving. And he was ready to
throw in the towel!
He says in 2
Corinthians 1:8-9: “We
were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we
despaired of life itself. As it turned out, it was the best thing that could
have happened. Instead of trusting in our own strength or wits to get out of
it, we were forced to trust God totally — not a bad idea since he’s the God who
raises the dead!” (NIV/MSG)
God can do what you
can’t do. Jesus did not say, “If you’re busy, you can move mountains.” He
didn’t say, “If you work really hard and get really stressed out, you can move
a mountain.” He said that if
you have faith, you can move mountains (Matthew 17:20). Faith, not
busyness, is what gets the job done.
So what’s your
mountain? What’s the problem in your life that needs moving? Stop doing so
much! Do less, and trust God more.
Pray this prayer
today:
“Father, I’ve lived
without margin in my life for so long I can hardly remember what it’s like to
not feel fatigue or pressure all the time. I think fatigue is the normal way
I’m supposed to live and feel, but it’s not. I’m tired of being rushed and late
and exhausted all the time. I’ve got too many irons in the fire, and I need
your help to get out of the mess I’ve gotten myself into. Help me to recognize
and accept my limitations. Help me to put some space in my schedule. I need
breathing room and margin in my life. Jesus Christ, I know I can’t do it all,
and I need your wisdom in deciding what matters most and what I should do. I
don’t want to waste my life. Please give me the courage to say ‘no’ to the
wrong things and ‘yes’ to the right things. Most of all, help me to trust you.
Forgive me for thinking and acting as if everything depends on me. It doesn’t.
It all depends on you! I want to have greater faith in you and less reliance on
myself. I want less stress and more margin in my life. In your name I pray.
Amen.”
I believe this message is a good reminder for many of us. So often we are trapped by the things around us and have forgotten that God is the one in control.When he is in control your life will have a smoother ride.Its so true,Rick Warren says God can do more in 20 minutes than what we can do in 20 years.I have so many things on my plate.TBH,i not sure how and what am i going to deal with all of them..please pray for me that i will worry less and trust more in God for all of my worries.
