Is anything too hard for the LORD?
GENISIS 18:14 KJV
"...when the challenges of the day seem overwhelming, we may spend more time worrying about our troubles than praying about them. And, we may spend more time fretting about our problems than solving them. A far better strategy, of course, is to pray as if everything depended entirely upon God and to work as if everything depended entirely upon us."p20
I know I definitely fall into this category. I spend way too much time thinking about problems in my life instead of actually asking God to help me, as He is the ONLY person who can do anything (and myself a little too)! The reason why I don't ask God for help sometimes is because I feel as though my needs are not worthy enough to ask for help from God, or maybe I don't feel worthy enough to ask for God's help. I sometimes think why would he help me if I don't do enough for him..... But then I don't really know what I could do to really help Him..... Oh I am so confused =(
...."we often know precisely what needs to be done, but we may be slow in doing it - especially if what needs to be done is difficult or uncomfortable for us. So we put off till tomorrow what should be done today" p20
This quote above is very true to me and I'm sure to many people. We do put things off till another... then another day and so on. I'm doing it right now. I have a very important job application to fill out, and I am putting it off, even though I really want the job. Why do we do this? Then I'll be working on it the day before it is due to be handed in, and it won't be nearly as good as it could have been if I just hadn't put it off!
"The words of Psalm 34 remind us that the Lord solves problems for "people who do what is right". And usually, "doing what is right" means doing the uncomfortable work of confronting our problems sooner rather than later" p20
"Trial and triumph are what God uses to scribble all over the pages of our lives. They are signs that He is using us, loving us, shaping us to His image, enjoying our companionship, delivering us from evil, and writing eternity into our hearts" p21 BARBARA JOHNSON
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