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You can try really hard to box God in, but it’s a lot more fun to enjoy that you can’t.
“Let my soul rejoice in Thy mysterious greatness. . . . Thou art utterly beyond . . . the sweep of my imagination, beyond the comprehension of my mind. . . .” John Baillie
“Stop striving, relax, let go and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10
What if do-not-fear were an invitation that you could accept (or not) -- just for today?
Father, just for today, I choose to accept your invitation. Fear-filled thoughts will have to wait until tomorrow.
“Do not fear (today).” Isaiah 41:13 (parenthetical added)
When your heart is hard as stone toward somebody, you can either keep dragging all that weight around or you can change.
Father, I am finally tired of my hard heart toward ______. Please give me a soft heart, one thought at a time.
“God says, . . . ‘I will take away your heart of stone and give you a soft heart. . . .’” Ezekiel 36:22, 26
When you’re feeling afraid and powerless, the most important thing is which way you turn.
“[The king] was afraid . . . and said, ‘We are powerless . . . and we don’t know what to do, but our eyes are on You.’” 2 Chronicles 20:3, 12
“There is always some level at which we can choose, freely, to turn to God or to turn away from God. . . .” Dr. Gerald May
Fill in the blank: if _____ happens, I won’t be okay (emotionally or financially or whatever). Now imagine letting go of _____, just for today.
Lord, carrying this thing is making me sick and tired. I give it to You today.
“Give every worry to Him. . . .” 1 Peter 5:7
When you’ve spent years wishing somebody were different and trying to change her, it feels good to stop.
“You can accept things as they are, or you can keep going around the barn and around the barn and around the barn without ever saying, ‘There’s a barn here.’” An acquaintance
“Relax and let go and cease striving. . . .” Psalm 46:10
