Stop trying to control everything

Date: 10-04-2012 11:41 am (12 years ago) | Author: Josiah Omeiza Eniola Gabriel
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''...A man of two minds [is]...unstable and unreliable and uncertain about everything...' ' James 1:8
Do you have a compulsive need to find a solution to every problem, and to control everything? Do you always have a back-up plan in case things don't go the way you think they should? Have you noticed that the more you t...ry to 'fix' things, the more anxiety you experience? The Bible says, 'The mind of the flesh [...sense and reason...] is death...But the mind of the...Spirit is life...' (Romans 8:6 AMP). 'Fixing' is the opposite of 'trusting.' Now God doesn't want you to be mindless or helpless, He just wants you to live by faith and not head knowledge.

When you learn to trust God and operate in 'the mind of the Spirit,' you experience peace even when you're surrounded by tough circumstances. One of the pitfalls of human reasoning is that it causes you to become double minded and stuck: 'A man of two minds [is] unstable and unreliable and uncertain about everything.' What frame of mind do you live in? Instead of always trying to figure everything out, learn to be comfortable not knowing and trust the One who does. Decide that each time you feel anxious you'll stop and pray: 'Lord, I'm not going to try to figure this out myself, I'm bringing it to You, trusting You for the answer.' When you stop struggling with the when's, where's, whys and how's, you start experiencing God's peace in a way you never have before. You also put yourself in a position where God can intervene on your behalf. So stop trying to control everything.

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- CammyWhite at 11-04-2012 12:09 PM (12 years ago)
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How very Orwellian.
Posted: at 11-04-2012 12:09 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- betty55 at 11-04-2012 07:35 PM (12 years ago)
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Quote from: CammyWhite on 11-04-2012 12:09 PM
How very Orwellian.
always meaniless in coment
Posted: at 11-04-2012 07:35 PM (12 years ago) | Upcoming
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- Ask_For_Email at 11-04-2012 10:45 PM (12 years ago)
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Quote from: betty55 on 11-04-2012 07:35 PM
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Please pick up a book or two. Or you could utilize google and get your behind to wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orwellian
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- NJOKUPRINCE at 11-04-2012 10:46 PM (12 years ago)
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- CammyWhite at 12-04-2012 02:03 PM (12 years ago)
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Quote from: betty55 on 11-04-2012 07:35 PM
always meaniless in coment

Betty55 had some good advice. Read 1984 and you'll understand.
Posted: at 12-04-2012 02:03 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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