Perfect peace, the desires of my heart, and all those things
In the word God talks to me about seeking him first and keeping my focus on him and what he wants from me. As a young woman who believes in doing things myself if I can, it is an extremely difficult lesson to allow God to do his work without me trying to reintroduce my plans. The Lord said that he would keep me in perfect peace, give me the desires of my heart and add all the things that I need to live to me if I just focus on him. These are promises (covenants) that God has made and I have seen him keep his promises, but as the stakes get higher and higher (Lord where should I live, who should I work with, what do I do about my baby) I get more and more tense and eager to take control of situations in my life. I hear that still small voice of the holy spirit reminding me to be still and know that he is God. The broken down version; calm down girl, I've got it. Anxiety has never done anything good for me. Adrenalin works for a little while, but I always pa...