Have you ever prayed, “God, I’m handing this sin over to you … I repent.”
You might even journal about it promising to God and yourself that you are done with a particular sin. But within 5 minutes you find yourself turning right back to that very same sin!
That’s exactly what happened to me this morning. Immediately I told God I’m never going to change. But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” 2 Corinthians 12:9
Through his word he reminded me to pick myself back up and continue moving forward and hand it over to him once again. There’s no need to beat myself up.
Have you ever experienced this before? I want to encourage you to pick yourself back up again. Sometimes we have to multiple times a day. Share in the comments below your experience with this.
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I have done this so many times, I am sad to admit it and it is always related to eating. I had a period of following Romans 12: 1, to present my body as a living and holy sacrifice by making healthy choices in food and exercise; and renewing my mind (12:2) through consistent prayer time and bible study. I remember feeling really good about where I was, thinking “I will never go back to the misery of overeating, unhealthy food and no exercise. I finally have this figured out, I have changed.” Now over several months, some life issues that threw me back to old habits of finding comfort in food and struggling to get up early enough for my solid quiet time. I have had those same thoughts you mention, that I am never going to get it right and feel so disappointed I let myself be deceived into following old unhealthy patterns.
I surrender in the morning only to find myself not strong enough to turn from the unhealthy choices, so I get even more discouraged. I am going through this right now. So I guess I am faced with giving up or to keep surrendering, with hope I will have more days of living Romans 12:1.
I am encouraged by your message! I need the Lord’s strength to continue.
LuAnne, you are not alone in this struggle. One thing that helps me is to accept that I’m going to mess up and know it ahead of time. When I stop trying to do things perfectly and really only focus on today (not yesterday or tomorrow) but just this day, one hour at a time that helps me greatly. I’m praying for you this morning to begin again in your quiet time. Just to start there and connect with God throughout the day. We all struggle with giving into our flesh, our emotions. Even after I posted this blog I did the same thing again. Fell right back into a bad habit. Let’s join together today in giving ourself grace minute by minute like Jesus does for us always. Love & hugs!!! You are prayed for.
Linda, you always seem to know what is going on in my life. Yes, yes, yes, I turn things over to God and then, take them right back. I know that He is listening and He is caring for me. My human self just starts to worry and when life doesn’t get “fixed” right away, more worry sets in and I take back the things that I have just handed to God. I pray that God will guide us with giving Him our concerns and that He will give us peace in knowing that He is handing everything according to HIs glory and in His time. Linda, thank you for continuing to be a blessing to me. Love you!
Thank you Melissa for continuing to be a blessing to me as well. I love your open and honest heart to share with me your struggles as well. It helps to know we are not alone and it allows us to give ourselves a break. You are an awesome women!! Love you my friend.
Linda, I agee with Melissa – have you ever considered leading a women’s retreat, held outdoors in a camp setting, coaching us through issues like this one?
LuAnne, for some reason I don’t see Melissa’s comment about holding a retreat outdoors. But I WOULD LOVE LOVE to do that!! Let’s pray about that together and see what God provides. xoxoxo