How quickly do we let defeat enter our lives?
I’ve been overcoming some anxiety in regards to my upcoming colonoscopy. For those of you that don’t know my background, I was diagnosed with Lynch Syndrome last year, so this is a yearly event for me. As this year’s procedure approaches, I find myself fighting the same battle of worry.
After listening to a sermon podcast on this topic, I wonder, why am I so apt to relying on myself than trusting in Christ? I can’t perform the procedure myself, I can’t provide healing of my genetic make-up to myself. By worrying over this, I have allowed myself to be defeated. Victory is not in my hands.
In sharing this, I want to help whoever is choosing to read this to see that we have a God who is capable of doing more than we realize. I know everyone has something in their life like this. I’m not the only person in the world that has a battle. In fact, your battle or challenge could quite possibly be worse than mine. That’s why I want to encourage anyone dealing with something similar. I want you to know that you have a God that loves you, that doesn’t want you to be defeated, and that cares deeply about everything you face. There is a God that is bigger than any challenge you walk through, and He won’t make you walk through it alone. You can trust Him, even when things are dark or feel unfair.
Don’t allow defeat to enter your life. Often, I believe we impact the outcome of our lives by trying to control things ourselves. We allow defeat to come in when we remove the trust that belongs to God. We allow fear to creep in when we have more faith that our circumstances will overwhelm us, than our faith that God has our best in mind. Don’t trust your situation more than you trust the shelter God gives.
So, I encourage you today, hand over the control. Let go of defeat. Give God a chance to work a miracle in your life.
If you need prayer for something you’re going through, let me know. There is strength in walking through this life with the encouragement of others.
