Those who know me well know I'm a list-maker. Grocery lists. Errand lists. Long-term project lists. To-do lists for each of my girls, my ministry, our home school, and housecleaning. Sometimes I even make a honey-do list for, well, my honey.
Since my recent trip to Haiti, however, I have been living a different life. I haven’t made a single to-do list since I’ve been home. I've tried to trust God in all things for several months. I realize now that I had trusted Him for most things, but not all things. Conviction started surfacing regarding my schedule and how I spend my time. List-making was a way of controlling my time, my stress level, and my fear of forgetting something. List-making was a way of not trusting God.
So now, I’m trusting God for every…
So now, I’m trusting God for every…
- Breath I take
- Dollar I spend
- Bite I eat
- Step I take
- Task I do
- Word I speak
- Moment I live
Knowing each was given to me for a reason and a purpose.
This is a follow-up to an article I wrote a few weeks ago, Get the Work Done.
Trust that He cares for those in my care even more than I do.
ReplyDeleteOoooo...that's a good one, Sheri.
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