Hey guys! Sooo ive been reading through matthew still, but i feel like i really want talk about how much music has influenced me the last couple of days. To start off.. i worry about everything. From something really stupid to something really big. I dont know what it is, and i think its hard for me to just give things up to God. I'm not sure i even know how to do it. There are things in my life.. like friends..and drama.. and the future that i think about ALL the time. How do i know that everything is going to be okay? Can we all really give EVERYTHING up to God? Now i know how to give up some things, but not everything. After i ask for a peaceful heart, certain subjects come back in small ways. Can we escape it? I mention music because to me..it calms me. Bands like Hillsong and Shane & Shane bring me an overwhelming amount of peace, and a willingness to connect to God. Listening to the words and phrases just poke at my heart. But sometimes it doesnt work. I still have that feeling of, am i treating my friends and parents well? Was there something today i shouldnt have said? Am i being forgiving? Do i show grace? And i dont want to sound like a crazy person on here asking all these questions but there some that pop up sometimes..and i know some of you girls out there know what i mean. Its hard!..
Sam
I totally know where you're coming from on all this. I have and still have so much trouble giving EVERYTHING to the Lord sometimes! Gosh it's horrible but I'm getting better at it. As for your question how can we know everything will be ok....well, this is going to sound cliche and cheesy, but just have faith. I mean, obviously you don't know that everything will be ok because it's like a leap of faith, but somewhere inside of you you do know because you're in the very hands of God.
ReplyDeleteAs for can we escape it...honestly i've wondered that before, too. Can we truly give all we are and hope to be to the Lord? Can a human even do that? We are so very weak and that's such a bold move but I do think that (with God's help of course) we can surrender our entire selves to God. Now, not to say we won't mess up along the way, but i really do think we can, somehow. It's hard to explain i guess, but i get what you're saying.
And I COMPLETELY agree about music calming, and especially Shane and Shane. Mmmmm love their music! haha well, this really got me thinking....thanks for this legit, thought-provoking post...alexa
Sam I want you to read 1 Peter 5:6-11. Read it. Read it again. Meditate on it. When battling the mind I think that we have to fill our selves with the Word of the Lord, truth, to combat the temptation to worry and play the 21 questions game with ourselves. I encourage you to memorize it. That way when your battling your mind, which we all do, you have hidden God's precious words in your heart, and can bring them to the front of your mind.
ReplyDeleteFirst off, I just wanted to say I love this post. It is full of curiosity and it is so thought provoking!
ReplyDeleteLife can be so difficult. At times it is so overwhelming and it feels like we have no one to talk to! The truth is, God is always there for you. And I definitely agree it is so difficult to just give all of our worries up to the Lord. But just work at it. Try a little at a time. Eventually, it will get easier and easier! I promise! And I speak from personal experience. I have a perfect Bible verse for you. I can't think of it now, but I will post it when I get home. Like Alexa said, you have to just follow your heart and it's just a giant leap of faith. Even when you are falling to all the pressures of daily life, God will be there to catch you! I hope this helps!!!