A couple weeks ago, I found myself waking up at 2am
and not being able to fall back asleep. I would be in bed looking up at the
ceiling, looking around my room, trying to move stealthily on my side as to not
wake up my wife, but nothing would work to get me to enjoy a couple more hours
of rest.
I was thinking too much.
Have you ever had this experience? You know the one,
where you’re thinking about everything and trying to figure out the outcome, or
why something happened, or what if things don’t work. That’s what I had going
on.
I was worrying about people talking about me behind
my back, things that were being planned and whether or not they were going to
work, finances, whether or not I remembered to take the dog out, and much more.
It was unhealthy.
Some of the things that came to my mind were things
I could control, but the majority of the thoughts were of things out of my
control, and that bothered me. I was restless and I couldn’t get a grip.
Then, I realized, I had no reason to be restless.
Christ had given me words for my restlessness and I needed to trust what He
said.
So, here are the words that came to me and helped me
get a grip…
1) “I
have come to give life and life to the FULL”- The enemy is going to try to wear
me down. He is going to make me feel worthless and incapable. He will try to
make me incapacitated in order to hinder God’s great plan in my work and life…if
I let him! Christ’s message is of hope, peace, and rest. If I allow Him to work
in and through me, then my life is going to be experienced to the fullest. Whether
I succeed or fail; have friends or don’t; or have supporters or haters, Christ
has given me a life to live for His glory alone.
2) “Abide
in me, and I will abide in you”- My shelter is not my job. My shelter is not my
money. My shelter is not the people who cause me drama. My shelter is found in
Christ alone. I need to live my life for His presence because He gave His life
for my presence. I need to find rest in
Him for He is the only One who can truly provide it.
3) “Don’t
doubt me”- Christ had Peter walk on the water and sink right before His eyes.
He had to ask him why he doubted. When Christ returned to His disciples after
being crucified, they were scared and He responded with “Why are you troubled
and why do doubts rise in your minds?” If He opened a door for me to walk
through or gave me a thought to act on, then why do I doubt He is going to take
care of me in the process? Things may not go the way I want them to, but I need
to trust Him at His word. He will never leave me.
These are words we all need to hear when we are
restless and worried. If we allow Him to do His work in and through us, then we
must trust Him to be with us through it all. If we follow His lead, then we
should follow His words.
His message is one of peace, love, and rest. We just
need to trust it.
QUESTION:
Do you fully trust Christ’s words spoken through scripture for your life?
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