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We were designed to have God be in control of everything every day. Instead we have been braught up to believe the lie of the enemy. Give the control back to God and you will finf peace unlike anything you have known.
Renee, thank you for the time and thought you placed into writing this devotional. It has been very meaningful to me – in fact I took notes! 🙂 Praying for complete wholeness and victory in the area of each of our thoughts today. Thank You! Have a Blessed Day!
Your messages are always so timely – I know this is not a coincidence! Thank you so much for sharing your experiences and how you have worked through them with Him. It is such a blessing to know that what we are going through is the same as what others – even those with wonderful ministries – are going through. I do my best to not worry but it sure does creep in. Thanks again and I will be sharing your post and printing the download!
This is something I need to be reminded of every day. Thanks for this!!
This so resonates with me! Several years back, I was feeling pressure on how my time was spent; began asking God what I should eliminate, gave my worries to Him, and then did a ‘motion & time study’ – for two weeks, kept track of how my days were spent. I was self-employed and my thoughts seemed to constantly be on the business. When the two weeks were done, God showed me the actual time spent was much less than I thought which set me on a path of a realistic schedule and freeing my mind to focus on Him and other opportunities He had for me. I’m still self-employed and there are many ‘things’ going on but He gently reminds me He’s in control and I’m not and I open-handedly repent of control and lean into His strength. Would love to win the spa pack!
Praise the lord! I am blessed by your ministry from Kenya and itake these opportunity to appreciate what God is doing through you and our prayer is that you are extending your ministry to Africa, and our church and Kenya we need to hear your message live God bless we love your ministry.
You devotions are great. Thank you for sharing and for the great giveaway.
I am dealing with some very stressful issues at work. I’m ready to throw in the towel. I can’t quit and I feel like I’m bound to my job on a ball and chain and I have to sacrifice my health and family for the sake of retirement and job security. I feel like there’s no options there for me and I’m digging myself in a deep hole. Reading your devotional today brought some peace to my heart. Thank you.
Very good devotional!Timely too as dealing with stress caused by health issues.
I have forgotten about doing this. I backslid and have just recently been back on track with prayer. If it wasn’t for P31 and the encouragement I get daily from the women who share I would be lost. The enemy has been attacking me on all sides it seems. In my thoughts, my dreams … I used to help other women with this very thing, give them encouragement to give it to God. I used to take a paper plate and stacks of little papers with all my cars concerns and worry. Seeing it all pulled up was overwhelming. I would pay and realize that all I needed to do was let God handle situations that I had no control over and give him m Mr worries and stresses with the rest. My plate did not seem so full afterwards. I also noticed that I had a tendency to take on other ppl stuff. Once I sorted it all out, God showed me many things about myself. Thank you for reminding me that today. I have forgotten God’s wonderful promised and have been trying to solve things all on my own. I hope this made sense. I don’t usually respond, the enemy tells me I don’t have anything productive to share. I refuse to let the enemy win! It had only taken a few short months for him to get snuggled into my life. I love P31 and the women who share. Thank you again.
I so need encouragement these days and you always come through. 8 weeks ago I fell and broke one arm, sprained the other and badly bruised a knee. Now I know it could be worse, but it has still been a difficult time for us. I have been unable to do much for myself. Because I was having pain that was worse than the injuries deserved, more tests were done and I have been diagnosed with a nerve disorder. So I am not having fun and struggle. Thank you for encouraging me.
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As usual, Renee, you have spoken right into my heart & the issues I’m concerned with. Thank you for your willingness to share.
I really appreciate your words of wisdom and comfort!
This devotion is one that most of us (not all) struggles with. Sometimes things are going good – trusting God and then other times there is worrying about the smallest situation. Sisters who have overcome this challenge of worrying (WORRYING is not pleasing to God) please pray for the sisters who are going through this shortcoming (could be called a sin because it is doubting God’s capability). I thank God for the openness of this devotion so we an get it right. We need to surrender all our cares, ups and downs to the God our Father in the Name of Jesus and NOT TAKE THEM BACK! OH GOD HELP US! YOU ARE OUR DELIVERER AND WE ARE DECLARING TOTAL VICTORY IN JESUS NAME.
So thankful for your honesty! Grateful to know my struggles aren’t alone.
Thanks so much for this! I’ve never thought of it this way! I’m so excited to try this! 🙂
Man did this post hit the spot! I am weary all of the time and now I realize it is my worry, not my work that is wearing me out. God just used you yo remind me that I am so good at mental gymnastics and I don’t take time to take my thoughts captive or take everything to Him in prayer. Thanks for the reminder!
This message was for me on so many levels. I wrote down my concerns and places it a envelope and gave it to Jesus. Moving forward and making it a point to stop at all times and give it all to him.
This message was very timely for me. I often get consumed with worry and forget to stop, give it to God, pray, and thank him for protecting me. Thank you for the reminder.
I have a big decision to make and less than two weeks to make it. I have been praying a lot about what it is God wants me to do. I have to decide between leaving my full time job to be a stay at home mom for the sake of my marriage and my son, or continue working full time with the security of knowing that I will have a steady paycheck while rarely getting to see my husband and son. I feel drawn to staying at home because of all of the positive outcomes it would hold, however the fear of the unknown of going from a two paycheck household income down to a one paycheck household income scares me a great deal. I know this would be a leap of faith and God rewards us when we leap out in faith, but I can’t seem to find the courage to write my resignation letter. I’ve given it to God….and trying desperately to not snatch it back out of his hands.