Talking to Your Problems

In one of the recent services, the preacher told us this:

DON'T TALK TO GOD ABOUT YOUR PROBLEMS.

TALK TO YOUR PROBLEMS ABOUT GOD!

My biggest was guilt. I take things too seriously, and when I make a mistake, I let it haunt me for a week! I keep feeding it with these thoughts in my head, telling me that I will get severely punished by God or the people around me. That I was a huge disappointment to everyone. With no way to make the past right again. To be honest, nobody cares about what I've done. Yes, it was a mistake, I shouldn't have done whatever it is that I did back then. But the people who were involved never blamed me for what happened, they never condemn me, instead, they give me encouragement, telling me that I can improve, telling me that I have the potential to do better, and they move on with their lives! I think too much, and I overthink A LOT. I make assumptions, thinking that the problem is big when the size of the actual problem can't amount to the size of a spec of dust! (Oh gosh, what have I done to myself?!)

Whenever I face guilt, I keep reminding myself over and over again, the same words the preacher said. I picked up my mirror, gave my problems a form (which is my own reflection), and say to her that she has no grip on my life and she will not get the better of me! Because I have a living and loving God in me and I trust in Him! Through this practice, I find it easier now to forgive and accept other people and especially myself. (Hooraaaayyy!!!)

Believe me, I can assure you, that God knows your problems BEFORE you even realize or see them coming! Yes, telling God about your problems can help you relieve your burden a little bit, let you blow off some steam. But have you ever tried to turn to your "big" problems and tell them that there is a BIGGER God that loves you, and would not let anything harm you?

Like water or air, your problems don't have a form or shape, and sometimes, you can't even see them.

Most of the time, we cannot mend or fix what we cannot see, mostly because we have a fear of the things unseen.

Have you ever heard your own voice, talking to you in your head saying:

I am unwanted.

I am unworthy.

I am invisible.

I am useless.

I'm not good enough for people.

Maybe I should just give up. Maybe it's true when people tell me that I shouldn't even exist.

and somehow, that voice knows what your hopes and dreams are and uses them against you, it also knows your weaknesses and fears. That voice can be too overpowering sometimes.That it drives you to think of suicide. Drives you towards depression and anxiety. Drives you to FEAR.

Give these things a form, and you will realize, they are NASTY parasites living inside of you. 

No, I'm not talking about slimy disgusting worms. I'm talking about how they are things that suck the life force out of you, it takes away your happiness, your relationship with the people that you love and love you back, and it feeds on your negative thoughts. Keep these negative thoughts, and they will keep feeding on it and grow INSIDE of you. Yes, it's scary and gross. But let it starve, and they will starve to death. Just like that pet goldfish you never bother to feed! ( I hope you've never had that pet goldfish in your life. )

So grab your problems and tell them that they need to look out because there is a BIGGER God who's got your back!