Powerless

Continuing in the bible study I am doing it says that in our attempts to deal with out lack of control, we worry about the details in our lives. We tend to pretend that it doesn't matter or we become angry and resentful. We isolate ourselves from others to keep the pain at a distance. We try to control our circumstances and the people around us.


We are too proud to admit that our lives have become unmanageable. The pride can weaken our faith. Which cuts us off from God and prevent us from recognizing our own powerlessness. This allows us to refuse to reach out and ask for help. When facing our powerlessness and admitting our weakness, we invite God to step in and change our lives. 


To complete Principle One we need to take four actions:
1. Stop denying the Pain. Psalms 6:2-3 states "Be merciful to me, Lord, for I am faint; O Lord, heal me, for my bones are in agony. My soul is in anguish. How long, O Lord, how long?
2. Stop playing God. Either we are going to serve God or ourselves, we can't do both. Matthew 6:24 states "No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money."
     We fail to control ourselves and others when our "self" is out of control. 
3. Start admitting our powerlessness. Matthew 19:26 states "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible." 
     We need to recognize our human limitations and quit trying to resolve the issues by ourselves.
4. Start admitting that our lives have become unmanageable. Psalms 40:12 states "Troubles without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me, and I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart fails within me."
     With this confession we finally acknowledge that we're out of control and powerless to change on our own. 


We need to admit that we are powerless and be willing to turn our lives over to God and that we are powerless without Him. 


A few questions to think about:
1. Of what are you still in denial, or what are you still trying to control in your own power?
2. Are there any other "masters" besides God in your life that you're still trying to serve?
3. What are some of the things you keep doing that you really don't want to do?
4. Can you relate to Psalms 40:12? How?


Hope you had a great day!
In Him,
Raeann