"Practicing What I Preach"

As I was reading my lovely “Jesus Calling” book in my quiet time yesterday, I came across this:

“Bring Me your weakness, and receive My peace. Accept yourself and your circumstances just as they are, remembering that I am sovereign over everything. Do not wear yourself out with analyzing and planning. Instead, let thankfulness and trust be your guides through this day; they will keep you close to Me. As you live in the radiance of My Presence, My Peace shines upon you. You will cease to notice how weak or strong you feel, because you will be focusing on Me. The best way to get through this day is step by step with Me. Continue this intimate journey, trusting that the path you are following is headed for heaven.”

Not a single word of this devotion doesn’t speak to me. I say it to my Bible Study girls all the time; “Don’t worry so much; or God’s got it; or Be strong!” These words flow out of me so easily to them, but after reading this paragraph, I thought, “do I really do these things too?” It’s really easy to say that I give my stress and sometimes sadness over to God, but do I really do it? It made me think, and really cling to God even more, knowing (yes KNOWING) that He’s in control, has me in His hands, and loves me, despite my many imperfections.