Numbers 13:27-28 "They reported to Moses and said,"We went in to the land where you sent us and it certainly does flow with milk and honey and this is its fruit. But the people who live in the land are strong and the cities are fortified (walled) and very large; moreover, we saw there the descendants of [...]
Category: Letting Go
Self-Reliance or God-Reliance?
Which one is true of you? Are you self-reliant or God-reliant? Or maybe, as with me, it varies depending on what is happening in your life. When we act in self-reliance we, in reality, are telling the Lord that we don't need Him. We forget to pray and don't spend time with Him or even [...]
Relinquishing Control and Finding Peace
The correlation between my fears and my need to be in control recently became apparent to me. But, I am happy to say that I am finding peace as I am learning to relinquish control. Actually, it comes down to learning to live out the truths of Proverbs 3:5-6. This is what that Proverbs says [...]
Letting Go: Trusting God and His Love
Letting go is difficult, we clutch on with fear in our hearts. Last week I shared biblical truths that are helping me toward abandoning outcomes to God. I am focusing on repeating one of the truths as I find my neck and shoulder muscles tightening as I strive to gain control or get it done my [...]
Letting Go; Knowing Truth Can Help
Living with stress sure causes problems! But how do we let go? My thoughts pressure me to try to stay in control, to get it all done, to please everyone and gain approval. Yet, when I work hard to make it happen and the outcome isn't what I hoped for I get frustrated and [...]
Letting Go
Are you carrying too much? What do you need to let go of? I ask you this because I have been carrying too much. I temporarily took a break from posting because my life felt overwhelming. And now I come back to writing still feeling overwhelmed and stressed but I have learned something. This thing [...]