The Knots Prayer

Things That Bind Us

Hi again, today I want to to talk about those things that hold us back from doing what we are wanting to do. Why do we fight the possibility of something better, or against the things we actually want?

I find I make up my mind to do something but then find every excuse not to do it or it just seems too hard so I don't keep trying.

Last time I said how I had put on a few kilos and I have been wanting to do something about it but have just not bothered too much. Well this past week I have decided to dust off the treadmill and started using it again. Yay me!

It's so refreshing when you actually put your mind to something and start. 

I am not sure about you but I find making that first step can be the hardest. Knowing what we want to do but not being sure how to go about it. 

For some of you it is a weight issue like mine. For others of you it could be wanting to stop smoking, drinking, or a drug habit that has just consumed you and you have just had enough! Or it could be things like spending too much money, swearing or just wanting to be a better person in general.

Every day we fight against our own flesh and a devil that want's to stop us from moving forward, onto bigger and better things. These things can take up a big part of our lives and we can feel trapped. That is exactly where satan likes us to be and how he want's us to feel. That's when we say "I can't do it", "I am always going to be this way", "There is nothing I can do to change this".

These are all LIES, there is nothing our God can't change and nothing He can't fix!!!!
We can have better and we deserve it.

When we make the choice to move in a new direction we may start out fantastic. We have a fresh new out look. Everything goes smoothly until it starts getting tough or we don't see results right away.

The problem is we generally try to do it in our own strength. Once we do this giving up becomes the easiest option.

I am here today to tell you we have a BIG God. He is more powerful and stronger than any strength and will power we may have. Our God has given us the Holy Spirit to guide us and to call upon in these times that we need help and guidance to push through. There is no other way we can conquer what we have held onto for so long. We need to get a revelation of who the Holy Spirit is and how much He want's to guide us and see us succeed in everything we set out to do.

Apart from my wight issue I also have a public speaking phobia that I am slowly letting the Holy Spirit deal with. I have NEVER liked to get up in front of people and during my school years I would only get a pass in my classes because I would always say I didn't want to do my verbal presentations. It would eat at me during the lead up and I could never do them.
Up until recently I had enjoyed a life without having to do any speeches and had not had to stand up in front of a group of people. I was content with that! That was until I changed churches a year ago. Since then I have stood up in front of the majority of our church members and shared my testimony. I didn't even want to run like I normally would have and I was happy to do it. For me to do it I have had to know that the Holy Spirit was with me and know that there is a bigger calling on my life. If I want to get a glimpse of it I need to push through and do those 'hard' things. Things that make me want to run and give up.
I still get nervous and don't want to do it but at the same time I want to get past it and break the chains that have been on me my whole life. It is time for me to drop them and run free and chain-less.
I have also been one to need a push start or it takes me longer to move.
Do you need that push? I am happy to be the one to start you off.........
Get going and start moving in the right direction. Don't let satan hold you back any longer than he already has. Move forward into bigger and better things.
LETS GO!!!!

Who We See vs Who God Sees

Who do you see when you look in the mirror? What do you think about when you think of you? Does it all line up with what others say about you or even what God says you are?
At this stage of my life and as I'm slowly creeping up to my 35th birthday, life seems to be throwing a lot of things at me and I seem to be dodging more than embracing.
This past year the person I seemed to be for years before has started to fade away. I was always content to sit on the side-lines and watch, hardly joined in things and didn't mind one bit. This year has found me reaching out to others, putting my hand up for this and that, talking more and wrestling with my God more but at the same time thanking Him for the amazing things I see He has planned for me.
I have generally been content with who I have been and never worried myself with the way I look or how people perceived me. I knew who I was and who loved me, thats all I needed.
Not so much these days......
I still don't care what others think of me, I instead have become my own critic. I don't like to shop because I can never find things to wear that I like. I have also put on a few extra kilos I never thought I would and that makes a difference how clothes fit anyway. I found out I am lacking iron and that is what has made me tired all the time. As we age our bodies have funny ways of doing things thats for sure. Sometimes accepting things for what they are is hard especially for us women.
It seems each new week I am drawn into something that is challenging me to think out-side the box. Out-side my own thinking and the perception I have of myself. I am greatly encouraged by the people in my life who see so much more in me than I do. God has been showing me snippets of the call on my life and at times it's beyond my own expectations, beyond my wildest dreams. I guess thats why he's God and I am not. God knows what He has called me to be, if I knew already or had it all given to me now I would surely crumble with the lot in one go. I feel strongly that I am being groomed into the position. One step and one day at a time.
Does it all line up with who I see in my mirror? Who I perceive myself to be? No Way!
All I know is I just have to trust that God has a plan. He sees all things and knows how it turns out. My part is not to figure it out but just listen and obey. Thats a hard thing for a control freak like me to do but it's all part of the grooming process. unfortunately the stretching and growing pains come with it.
God knows what we are truly capable of. He want's to use our strengths and weaknesses and we should never think we are not worth the effort, not worth being used by Him.
The person in your mirror whether you know it or not is amazing, special and created to be more than you could ever dream. Believe those good things said about you. Believe those things God has said about you and know the amazing things God has shown you for your future are possible. Simply because you were created specifically for that and once you are there you will wonder why you ever doubted you could be capable or worthy of being there or doing that.
                                                  
                                                              Through my divine power,
                                                  I have given you everything you need
                                                  for life and godliness.
                                                  Don't limit me to your previous experiences;
                                                  I want to do new things in your life.
                                                  My plans are far beyond your wildest dreams!
                                                  Love, Your Faithful God
                                                  

                                                  James 1:17; Eph. 3:20, 2 Peter 1:3
                                                  From: Hugs for Women
                                                  Personalized Scripture
                                                  by LeAnn Weiss