Faith. A small word. Five little letters. Websters dictionary defines faith as complete trust or confidence in someone or something. The bible defines faith in Hebrews 11:1 "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." For me faith has always been a deep belief in the fact that as a child of the king "God's got my back."
To me it is really that simple. Do I still worry? Oh, yes. All the time. Do I still overthink things? Oh please, O.T. should be my initials for Over Thinker. I am a pro at it.
If I am such a believer in faith and try to trust God in everything, why do I still worry and overthink? Because I am also impatient. Yes, I pray about things and yes I give it to God. BUT and here is the big one:
I DON'T LEAVE HIM ALONE TO TAKE CARE OF IT FOR ME.
That's right, as soon as I give it to Him, if I don't see immediate results I stress and worry it over in my mind to the point that I decide to try to "help" him achieve the results I am seeking. Does that work? NOPE. Not at all. It's like He is looking down and wanting to smack me upside of the head and say "Oh my goodness, let it go. How can I take care of this if you keep trying to interfere?"
So this year, I promise to try to give it to God and sit back and let Him do His thing. He'll be happier, I'll be happier and I am sure if I get out of the way, He will do amazing things for me.
So my friends, while I constantly urge people to have faith, I realize that I have to do the same thing. I have to put my money where my mouth is and let go and let God handle things.
Have a great Friday.
