Let God Work in Me: Stepping Outside of Myself
Hebrews 12:1–3 (NKJV) “Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith… lest you become weary and discouraged in your souls.” Learning to Step Outside of Myself There are moments when I realize I’ve been carrying things God never asked me to hold. Worry. Fear. Control. The need to fix everything on my own. Hebrews reminds us to lay aside every weight—not just sin, but anything that slows us down or keeps us from trusting God fully. Sometimes the heaviest weight is us: our thoughts, our fears, and our attempts to do what only God can do. I’ve had to come to a place of honesty and say the following: Father, I repent for magnifying my problems above Your name. When my focus shifts from God’s power to my problems, I become weary. But when I look to Jesus, I remember...
