Faith

When Rob and I first started dating, one of Rob's goal, besides persuading me to fall in love with him, was to teach me more about FAITH and less about Religion. A lot of our friends don't know this side of my husband, but he has soo much Faith and its a huge part of his daily life. It's very intimidating to me, but I am slowly learning my path to having faith. I grew up Catholic and in a very stereo-typical judgmental/perfectionist Catholic way. Growing up Catholic and going to a Catholic grade school and high school I didn't know any better, or should I say different.

One of the 1st things Rob "taught" me about Faith was that all that really matters is our relationship with others and our relationship with God. It really is THAT simple. So in his process of teaching me more about Faith, he signed me up to receive PTC (Power To Change) Daily Devotionals in my email. I receive the Women's Devotionals and he receives the Men's. While I don't read them every single day, there are days where they literally speak to EXACTLY what I am going through.

A HUGE thing I deal with on a daily basis is anxiety and what I would call "Letting Go". I tend to obsess worry about so many things that don't really matter. Or weird horrible things that are never going to happen. Everyday I try and tell myself, Let Go and Let God. Give him your worries, so you can enjoy your life today. It's a daily struggle for me, but I feel the more I focus on my Faith and my relationship with God, the easier it will be for me to let go.

Changing your thought processes or un-learning things that have been ingrained in your life for so long will not happen over night. But these daily devotionals help me slowly but surely gain the confidence to really open up my heart to having true Faith.

Here is a Devotional I received on Saturday morning.
It's called Fretting or Relaxing and these days I do a lot of Fretting and not so much Relaxing.

 

1. TRUST in the Lord

“Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture” (Psalm 37:3).

God tells us to trust Him with the things that cause us to fret! It’s really that simple… not easy…but simple. Take each concern and place it freshly in God’s hands, trusting Him with each one. If you find yourself taking them back give them to God again and again until your heart rests in the fact that you truly can trust Him to handle them.

2. DELIGHT yourself in the Lord

“Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart” (Psalm 37:4).

Let the fact penetrate your heart that God will be all He has promised. Ask Him to help you find joy in that. When we leave our concerns with God we can rejoice in what He is going to do. What a wonder that the God of the universe cares!

3. COMMIT your way to the Lord and trust Him

“Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this” (Psalm 37:5).

Freshly commit your day and your way to God. Each day is a fresh start! When we commit our path to the Lord we can accomplish so much more with Him!

4. BE STILL before the Lord

“Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him” (Psalm 37:7a).

When we take the time to be still before Him He can speak to our hearts and refresh us. It is so important to come before God — through studying His word, praying to Him and listening to Him! He will meet with us if we only take the time to come!

 

 

xoxo

A