When life has slammed you with one disappointment after another, it’s easy to lose faith that anything can be different. Sliding into a state of hopelessness often occurs.
I know how this feels. I’ve been there, done that. It’s a lonely and powerless place to be. But, in time I discovered a secret for maintaining hope without letting every disappointment crush it.
The secret is in knowing what part you control and what part God controls.
- You control WHAT you want and WHY you want it.
- The only WHO you control is you. Let go of trying to control who else is involved or what they choose to do with their lives.
- Let go of WHEN it will happen, and WHERE.
- You have a little control over HOW it happens, but mainly God controls that too.
- Listen and act on inspiration as soon as it comes.
- In the meantime, hold your vision and live in gratitude. Let whatever comes be enough in that moment.
- If something doesn’t work out, it just means something better is around the corner. Hold your faith in what you want and why you want it.
This is the essence of what I’ve tried to teach for the last decade. Where did it come from? How did I gain this insight? I was reading in the Bible where it says Jesus is “the Author and Finisher of our faith.” Every good author covers Who, What, Why, When, Where and How. As an author myself and a bit of a control-freak, I looked at that verse and asked myself what part I control and what part He controls.
I developed this formula and have tested it with time. It works. When I live by it, I am happier and things work out.
Whenever I get antsy, disappointed, or irritated that my life is out of control, I check to see if I’m trying to control one of the elements that aren’t mine to control. If I am, I give that to God and let it go.
What If You Don’t Trust God Anymore?
But what if you’ve been slammed so many times you’ve lost your trust in God. You may gain no comfort from my formula. You may be wondering, “Is God there? Does He even care about me? I’m all on my own. The only person I can count on is me.”
I can understand feeling like you can’t count on God. I can relate to not feeling trust or hope or faith. I’ve been there. A lot of my clients have experienced the same thing.
The energy therapy I do has been an immense part of my journey. It has helped me process the trauma and disappointments of the past and let them go. It’s reconnected me to hope, faith and trust in God.
That’s one of the most common results I see in my clients from the beginning of a session to the end. They move from overwhelm and hopelessness to a feeling of peace, hope and gratitude by the end.
That’s why I love my work. It’s so rewarding to assist people in regaining their hope, faith and trust in God and in themselves.
About Marnie Pehrson Kuhns
Marnie Pehrson Kuhns is a Certified SimplyAlign Practitioner™ who uses music and creativity to mentor you past barriers, fears and doubts to discover, create, align with, and deliver your soul’s song (the mission, message or purpose you are on this earth to live). Marnie is a best-selling author with 31 fiction and nonfiction titles. If you'd like Marnie and her husband Dave to work with you personally on Your Great Reinvention, get a FREE 20-minute strategy session with Marnie here.
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