You wanna know my greatest weakness?!
I care what you think! How you respond during a conversation with me is important to me. I often find myself anticipating what you have to say or trying to read into your body language or facial expressions to gauge how you are feeling and guide me to my next comment or decision.
Sounds exhausting, huh? Ever find yourself in this situation?
This past week I found myself in that situation so deep that I realized my whole self revolved on the uncontrolled actions of another (my husband to be exact). I knew that I had to have a candid conversation with him but instead of spending time praying and seeking God's face and the Holy Spirit for guidance, I found myself consumed with how he might respond or what he might say. Then I found myself just as consumed with how I would respond to his response.
I even called my girlfriends to make sure I wasn't off kilter and on the right track. And that's when the truth came out!!! I was kindly and loving reminded that I can't control what somebody else does or says, I can only control what I do or say. Then God reminded me of another conversation I had had a few weeks earlier when I encouraged someone else to not waste time "worrying about something you can't control!"
Worry is a sin! And God knows that and He knew that we would do it. That's why all throughout His Word, He tells us to guard our hearts and minds, consider our ways and take our thoughts captive (2 Corinthians 10:5).
Be careful what holds your thoughts and attention. Spend less time worrying about what you can't control and more time about what you can.
