Stop Trying So Hard

That's what God was trying to tell me.

"Stop trying so hard and just be."

I found myself overwhelmed, frustrated, and confused after a few weeks of trying to figure out what God wanted me to do...what He wanted my life to look like... and what people I was supposed to be in relationship with.

Yet I don't ever remember reading in God's word a step by step plan for our life...what exactly we were supposed to do. I'm pretty sure He gave us free choice for a reason. He is not looking for robots, just relationships.

Galatians 5:13-14

"For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. ¹⁴ For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

He made us free. And He made us to love Him and to love others.

He didn't make us free so that we would live selfish, sinful lives. He made us free because He loved (loves) us just that much.

He lays out choices before us and says, "choose one, I'll bless it." Don't be afraid to make a choice because you're afraid of making a mistake. It's better to trust God, take a step of faith, and make a mistake because God's grace is sufficient and if you are letting God take control, He is responsible for the outcome (and I promise it will be a good one). But! If you are trying to make things work out in your strength, you are responsible for the outcome... and it will be messy.

So just try. Step out in faith and live for Him. Seek God with all of your heart and dive in. Don't stress over unnecessary things. It's not worth it. I've experienced it. But God broke past my box of thinking and once again amazed me with His revelation, love, and perfect timing. He has taught be how to just "be." I am learning how to be who He has created me to be... who He has called me to be... without being in control and without stressing/being nervous/anxious about every little step I am supposed to take.

Proverbs 16:9

A man’s heart plans his way,
But the LORD directs his steps.