Just sitting here thinking about the pressures of life. Sometimes life is just challenging. Like seriously it is tough. Have you ever been in a place where you felt like you had to do everything perfectly and get things done or you would not be successful? Well, I have many times in life. I felt like everything had to be so perfect and go the way I imagined. I wanted everything to be how I thought it should be. Then when a situation occurred it shattered my perfect box. I felt pressured to want to do more and more to change the outcome of the situation. But it never worked out like that. The more I would try to do it would lead to me being burned out. This was not what God intended for my life and I know that this is not what He intends for your life either. The more I tried to do things on my own I would feel pressure and the enemy would have a field day with my mind. Imagine running on a treadmill for days and you notice that you did not burn one calorie. This analogy can symbolize how It looks when you are trying to handle the pressures of life on your own but there is no weight being shed instead you still feel heavy. This is why it is important to surrender our pressures of life to the Lord. 1 Peter 5:7 states, “Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.” God wants us to live in the moment of today and not worry. Matthew 6:34 states, “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. ” If you feel pressured today in life I want to encourage you that you are not alone. God is with you and never left your side.
Prayer:
Lord, Help me to cast all my cares at your feet. I trust you and surrender everything to you. I will not carry the pressures of life but instead, I choose to release them to you. In Jesus name. Amen.
You Are Loved,
Jesus Girl