Letting Go

Life can get pretty overwhelming at times, if we let it. So, what can we do to take some of the weight off of our shoulders?

One of the first things is, of course, prayer. But what specifically should we be praying for? We must be very careful and specific when we pray. Otherwise that situation we have been stressing over just might turn out WAY different than we had hoped.

There is one thing we all should be doing, even BEFORE we pray. It's called self examination. If Paul told the church in Corinth that they should examine themselves (2 Cor 13:5), maybe we should too?

We need to find out just what is giving us stress in the first place. Does stress come from God? No. God is the opposite of stress. He promises rest for our souls.

"Come to me all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me for I am humble and gentle of heart and you will find us your soul." - Matthew 11:28-30

Sometimes we take on SO much stuff we simply can't handle it all. It's time to make some tough choices. Who knows. Perhaps the stress we are experiencing is God telling us to let go of something, or to go in some new direction.

We should pray for God to reveal to us what He wants us to do. Ask Him to eliminate something, or pray for help.

We want to see all of these things on our to-do list accomplished. But who says that WE have to do them all? It's usually us, not God. Ask for some help!

And finally, there is this reminder. David wanted to build a house for the Lord. And God took it off of his plate, telling David "No."

"Now when David lived in his house, David said to Nathan the prophet, “Behold, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under a tent.” And Nathan said to David, “Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you.”

But that same night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, “Go and tell my servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord: It is not you who will build me a house to dwell in." - 1 Chronicles 17:1-4

If you don't take some of the things off your overflowing to-do list, God will.

He's Gonna Pop - The Matrix