I always see content about living a soft life, and I started to think about what that means to me. I equate soft with being gentle, and in this season, I’m learning the importance of being gentle with myself. It’s no secret that life be life’in’ (my new fav phrase). Problems seemingly arise out of nowhere. Sometimes, by default, it’s easy to focus on things that are not going how we want them to. Or look at the goals we need to meet or the items we should have crossed off our never-ending to-do lists. It’s a lot. In my ongoing journey to live my life fully convinced, I’ve learned that I don’t have to have all of the answers, and sometimes I don’t have to solve the problems; I just have to show up and trust God. One of my favorite scriptures is 1 Peter 5:7.
Casting all your cares (all your anxieties, all your worries, and all your concerns, once and for all) on Him, for He cares about you (with deepest affection, and watches over you very carefully)
1 Peter 5:7 amplified
The reason that I’ve even started to be gentle with myself is that I finally got the revelation of this very scripture. God cares for me, for us, deeply. Think about that for a second. Have you ever cared about something or someone deeply? I think about how much I love my kids, and even as much as I love them, God loves me (and them) so much more.
God cares for me, for us, deeply.
I decided to take Him up on His offer and started giving Him all the things. Practically speaking, this was as simple as saying, “God, this (insert thing here) is bothering me; I know I don’t have to hold on to it because you care for me.” And then reminding myself of that as often as I needed to. Does that mean that all the problematic things disappeared? Does that mean that I hit all my goals every day? Does that mean I finally crossed off everything on my to-do list? No, no, and no. Sometimes things got resolved, or I felt renewed motivation or strength, or sometimes I gained perspective on a matter. Ultimately, the more I did this and continued to do this, the more I began to trust God and realize He is in control. He sees me, knows what’s happening, and has this. He sees you, knows what’s happening in your life, and has that too.
Live Convinced.
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