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| Compare your two lists. How much do you confuse the two lists? Do you make excuses for the things you really can control, like your bad mood or how you spend your money? Do you catch yourself saying, “I can’t help myself. I just ____________.” If this is true, then you need to take more responsibility for the things you can control. But it might also be true that you are worrying or complaining about things you can’t control. Do you catch yourself fretting over how others will respond to you or the choices your friends are making? You can’t—ultimately—control those relationships or events. You can pray, and it’s good to pray. All of us should pray both for miracles to happen in specific ways and also for help in letting go of final outcomes. We ask boldly and we ask for patience. But prayer is different than trying to control things we can’t control. And ironically, some people try to control things they can’t control and refuse to look at things they can change. Perhaps they neglect situations they can control precisely because they are overwhelmed with anxiety over things they can’t control. Is this you? Can you ask God to help you get your lists straight? REST STOP #3: Jesus is the Same By Jessica Couch Hebrews 13:8 “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday & today & forever.” If there’s one thing to be said about life, it is that it’s changing! The earth never stops. It will forever continue to turn. A rainbow or a cotton candy swirl of an evening sky will grace us with their presence and then vanish. As beautiful as summer is, soon the leaves fall, the first frost sets and the joy of Christmas comes and goes. No matter what we do, what action we take—nothing is guaranteed. Nothing is promised to stay. Continued... |
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