I feel like recently a lot of conversations I have been having with people are about recognizing patterns with people/themselves and the merry-go-round that people can get stuck on. It happens to so many...people get stuck and don't know how to get out of it or off of it. Or maybe there is a fear of getting off the merry-go-round...or the change that they have to make seems to be too big...too difficult...or maybe there is comfort in the unhealthy patterns.
Let's take it a step further....God's lessons in life. Do you ever feel like you are constantly facing the same "test"...or you feel like you are constantly going through the same situations?! Maybe take a moment or two and examine each of these circumstances...what is the repeat?! How did you handle it?! OR when it comes to patterns...why are you stuck in them?! Why are you scared to change?!
A few scriptures came to mind when I was thinking/writing this....
James 1:2-3
Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
1 Peter 5:7
casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you
Philippians 5:13
I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me
2 Timothy 1:7
For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.
Isaiah 40:31
But they that hope in the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall take wings as eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint
so many more scriptures come to mind....but these are a few. You have the power through God to get off the merry-go-round...to break the unhealthy patterns. You have truly got to want it for yourself and not be afraid of what that means you have to let go of or things you might have to change in your life. You need to truly believe that God has your best in mind...and only wants the best for you. That doesn't mean you wont go through hard/refining times. It matters how you handle those times. I guess you could look at it as: each day we go through multiple tests...are you going to pass or "fail" We admittedly will never be perfect...that's a given...but better to live our lives in His will than out of it.
just some sporatic thoughts I would share tonight...especially when it's a topic that keeps coming up in conversations with many.
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