What to do when you don't know what to do

Sometimes we can find ourselves "stuck" or "struggling" to figure out where to go and what to do in life. My husband and I are both self-employed, and sometimes we have lots of work - and therefore lots of money - and sometimes, we do not. During those lean times it is very easy to find ourselves in times of struggle and turmoil, wondering where God is and how we're going to make it and what to do to get money and pay the bills and make life easier. 

Finding Peace

After many years of living the rollercoaster life, I started really seeking the answer to what to do, on a spiritual level, when things are bad on the physical, real-life level. I realized that running around like a crazy person trying to "make things happen" was just exhausting and didn't get me anywhere, except feeling like I was losing my mind and ending up on high blood pressure medication.

As I started to really study how to shut my mind down, how to get out of my own way internally, and how to stop stressing like a crazy person, all paths lead me right back to the same spot: learning how to rest in God. Be it  teachings on meditation to quiet the mind, more "spiritualized" western teachings on co-creating with God,  or right back to my trusty bible, all answers were the same. God is there. God is good. God is around us and in us and a part of us, and His awesome power is available to each and every one of us, if only we would open ourselves up to trust in Him and to accept His guidance. 

Isaiah 41:13

For I am the LORD your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.

So what do you do when you don't know what to do? It turns it it's so simple, so easy, that is is almost impossible to believe, but it's so, so true. All we have to do is is give up. Just rest. Just believe. Just tune in to God and co-create what you want to see in your life, and what you want to appear for you. Know and understand that it will all be OK. That right here and right now is exactly where you are supposed to be. Don’t try and force it, don’t try and “make things happen” just -rest. And know that “it,” whatever “it” is, is coming.

• “It” could be a surprise connection
• An unexpected check
• A phone call out of the blue that changes everything.
• It could be as big as a brand new shiny job and as small as a short nap, that gives you a chance to rest and see clearly for the first time in a long time.

He is the God of Miracles. All of his promises are yes and amen. He is lovingly RIGHT HERE, and all we have to do is step into His loving light and rest in the truth and knowledge that He is here for us and wants what’s best for us – always. In all ways.

It is so easy for us to get stressed out and wound up and running around in circles, trying to “figure it all out,” that we forget that we have a Creator who adores us, and made us to be co-creators in this lifetime. We are not alone, we are not abandoned, we are not “stuck,” we simply forget to look up and to be open and receptive to all that creation has in store for us!

Psalm 121:1-3

I lift my eyes up to the hills, where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip – He who watches over you will not slumber.

When we close off who we are, when shut down our minds and our hearts to the Light of Love that God is, then we are transforming ourselves into the negative. We cannot receive the joy and bliss that God has in store for us when we are closed off and wrapped up in our own pain, misery and suffering. We MUST lift our heads, lift our eyes, and know where our power and our glory comes from – and it does not come from inside ourselves, or our own minds or our own brains.

The most successful people open themselves up to God and allow God to work through them. They practice listening for his voice. They stay open and ready to strike when he sends the word and the opportunity their way. The do not strive to always try and “figure it out” and “make things happen,” but instead they stay relaxed and rested in the knowledge that they are co-creators with God, and it will happen in His time, and His time is always the perfect, and right time. 

Proverbs 3:5-6

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.”

God seeks to make our path’s straight, when under our own devices, our paths may look more like a pound of cooked spaghetti lying on the floor! Trust in Him. Seek Him. Listen for his Voice, and allow Him to lead you in all things. Then you will know and understand that you are in His will, and your life is exactly as it’s meant to be.