by Debra Courtney
"Cast your cares on the LORD..." Psalm 55:22
I have just
taken on a new class, one that is so challenging. I asked myself, "Girl, what
have you gotten yourself into, by thinking you could do this?" I felt and am
pressured! Has this ever happened to you?
I am reminded about the time a family member and I went to Dublin, Ireland. We decided we didn’t
need to take an all-inclusive bus trip like the other boring tourists. No, we
would just tour Ireland on our own at our own pace and enjoy the trip so much
more! So we flew into Dublin’s airport and went to get the car at the car rental
place there on the airport grounds. I asked for a map of Dublin, and when I looked
at it I could not believe what I saw. I said to myself, “Girl, what have
you gotten yourself into?” Then when we get to the car, the steering wheel
was on the left hand side, and I had to drive on the left hand side, I looked at
the person with me and said, “Girl, what have we gotten ourselves into?!” Needless to say we were pressured with what we had gotten ourselves into! Back in the States before I booked the trip, I thought to myself, “I can handle
this," but when it came time to handling it, I was extremely pressured. My
stomach was all in knots the whole trip while I was driving. It was a pleasant
trip when I was not driving.
Now I find myself in the same way, but this time I really prayed and asked for and got many counselors in order to obtain wisdom before even signing up for this class. I am in my second week of this writing, and let me tell you I am experiencing the pressure. This is a challenging class. One-fourth of the class is on their 2nd or 3rd time of retaking the course.
I woke up early this morning thinking about this class. I usually wake up in a spirit of prayer and worship, but not this morning. I woke up in a spirit of pressure and thinking about this class. Had I really missed it in my prayers? Had I really missed it in listening to my many counselors that told me this class is a challenge? I was at peace when I signed up for it. I was at peace when I prayed about it way before the class started. I had told the Lord, "If this class is not for me, shut the door. If it is, open the door. I am here to do your will, not my will. The decision lies with you, Lord, not me."
Now I find myself in the same way, but this time I really prayed and asked for and got many counselors in order to obtain wisdom before even signing up for this class. I am in my second week of this writing, and let me tell you I am experiencing the pressure. This is a challenging class. One-fourth of the class is on their 2nd or 3rd time of retaking the course.
I woke up early this morning thinking about this class. I usually wake up in a spirit of prayer and worship, but not this morning. I woke up in a spirit of pressure and thinking about this class. Had I really missed it in my prayers? Had I really missed it in listening to my many counselors that told me this class is a challenge? I was at peace when I signed up for it. I was at peace when I prayed about it way before the class started. I had told the Lord, "If this class is not for me, shut the door. If it is, open the door. I am here to do your will, not my will. The decision lies with you, Lord, not me."
Have you ever
had something happen in your life when you really thought you had to come through? This was my thinking this morning. After I had gotten up from my quiet time, I
went and got a cup of coffee. (I don’t like coffee that much). I didn’t go to
the new workout class I had just signed up for. I was feeling the pressure of
this other class. Then it came
to my spirit. “Debra, why are you under pressure so much? The pressure is
mine. It is my job to see you through this class. Roll your pressure upon me. You are to do your part and trust me to do my part.” Talk about a
revelation!
These things we know about giving our troubles to the Lord and laying them at His feet for He cares for us, we hear this preached and taught all the time, but I had gotten myself into such a state of panic and pressure that even my time alone with the Lord (my Quiet Time) was disrupted by thoughts of defeat. It is not like me to be that way. Nothing is to take first place in our lives. First place belongs to God Almighty, then all the rest falls into its proper place!
Now I have “NO PRESSURE!” The “PRESSURE” is the Lord's; He is my provider. He can handle it! Girls, do I breathe better!
These things we know about giving our troubles to the Lord and laying them at His feet for He cares for us, we hear this preached and taught all the time, but I had gotten myself into such a state of panic and pressure that even my time alone with the Lord (my Quiet Time) was disrupted by thoughts of defeat. It is not like me to be that way. Nothing is to take first place in our lives. First place belongs to God Almighty, then all the rest falls into its proper place!
Now I have “NO PRESSURE!” The “PRESSURE” is the Lord's; He is my provider. He can handle it! Girls, do I breathe better!
- What in your life is causing you pressure?
- How have you been handling it thus far?
- What is the Father encouraging you to do even now to roll that pressure onto His capable shoulders?
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