So here I am… this.is.it… I’ve waited MONTHS for this
very moment. I must have watched a thousand videos, came up with a hundred
names, reviewed blog after blog for ideas, searched through countless numbers
of fonts, alternated between a “million” templates, scanned through tons of
stock photos, and wrestled my way through endless amounts of graphics. I have
literally spent EVERY morning and EVERY
night going over EVERY detail in my mind. I couldn’t stop, it’s like my brain was on
crack!—it just. kept. going… and when it finally stopped—I mean it REALLY stopped.
It’s 12:00 am- prime time for writing- I
nestled down to start composing my very first blog post anddd… nothing…
absolutely nothing! Instant panic! 😥 A million
thoughts are now rushing through my mind, and none of them good. How am I
supposed to represent God?! I’m not fit for this! I’m not good enough for
this! Am I crazy? What am I thinking? What if I disappoint God? What if I do
this ALL wrong? I can’t do this! Am I actually doing this? I can’t believe
I’m doing this? What am I doing?!? 😰
Then the Spirit led me to the name of
my blog, “Be Still...”. I smiled.
Here I am, panicking, having
self-doubts, and a mild case of anxiety (all tools of the enemy no doubt), and
I forget why I’m doing this, who I’m doing this for, and the mighty power of
the God whom I serve! The word of God says in Psalms 46:10, “Be still and know
that I am God” … He says “Stand still and see this GREAT thing the Lord is
about to do before your eyes, 1Samuel 12:16.
You see, by entertaining these
thoughts, not only did I amuse Satan, but I placed the focus on MYSELF and MY OWN abilities…
or lack thereof.
Like myself, many of the prophets whom
God had chosen, panicked (Moses, Jerimiah, to name a few). One particular
prophet who came to mind was Jonah. Oooo Jonah was so nervous he ran...
straight into the belly of a whale he ran. But after 3 days and 3 nights of
being stuck within the belly of a whale, he managed to travel to Nineveh with
the power of God to deliver the message he was instructed.
The moral of the story is this, when
you feel impressed to do a work for God and for His glory, JUST.DO.IT! Let go of fear of
judgement, doubt, anxiety, and nervousness. DON’T THINK ABOUT IT. It’s
perfectly healthy to distrust yourself; after all, it’s very easy to, in the
midst of doing work for God, get caught up in the self and pleasing others—Lord
knows I fear this! But, to run away from doing the work of God has far more
consequences (i.e. guilt) than one is willing to bear…Remember Jonah?
The word of God says in 2 Corinthians
12:9 “My grace is sufficient for thee, for my STRENGTH is made perfect in WEAKNESS”.
So let’s do this—whenever we feel
discouraged and/or overwhelmed to do work for God, follow these 3 simple
instructions, and remember, our weaknesses allow God’s strength to be apparent
through us that HE may be lifted up and glorified.
3 simple instructions:
1. Be still (know that He is God and WILL be exalted, He will fight
for you and perform a great thing before your eyes)
2. Pray (prayer is power)
3. Just do it! (trust. in. God!)☝
Voila! Through being still and letting God
take control, I have officially and successfully written this—my very first
blog! Live testimony! Praise God!
Let’s close in prayer shall we…
Dear Father in heaven, we want to be
faithful and do the work you ask and require of us to do. Give us your strength
for we are weak and cannot do anything in our own power. Help us to be salt of
the earth and to let our light shine for your names sake, in Jesus name we
pray. Amen.
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blessed!
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Until next time, Happy Growing! And In all
things be still…
--Kay💗
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