When You Find yourself Feeling Like You Just Can’t Win

Remember,

You are a good person.

You are a loving, supportive friend.

You are a daughter or son of a living God.

You are capable of all things WITH Christ

Lately, I have found myself developing a mindset that “I can’t.” I can’t do what I want to do. I can’t do everything. I can’t figure things out. I can’t, I can’t, I can’t. Now that I am a mom of two I have seen motherhood as more of a limitation. I can’t help my friends because I am stuck caring for my babies. I can’t reach calm because my baby won’t stop screaming. I can’t, I can’t, I can’t. Everywhere I look, I see proof of the theory that I can’t do what I want to do.

I have…

• a messy house
• no room to give rides in my car
• too many demands at home
• too many distractions to get things done
• a lack of will because of the cries and lack of sleep
• an irregular schedule
• too much on my plate!
• too little time for things I want to do.

All of these act as proof to my theory. Yet, there’s a big part of me that feels that this theory is a lie.

There are key truths that have become fundamental for me to counteract the lies:

I have weaknesses because I am human. That does not diminish my value. God has asked me to show unto Him my weakness and He has the power to make my weak things become strong (Ether 12:27).

I have a desire to do all of these good things, some of which God will help me do. Others, God will say now is not the time. As I grow closer to Him in my daily life, I will come to know His voice better.

God loves me. He loves me for me, not because of what I do but because I am His. Lately, I’ve been starting to believe I can’t win…

The truth is, with Christ, I cannot lose!

There will be days where I feel like I failed, but if I turn to God, there will be a time or a day where I see and feel the truths instead of the lies. I cannot fail; I am a child of God.

In my life and yours, there are a bunch of negative theories we can prove. Today, let’s cut ourselves some slack and try to remember the good that God would have us know.

Then maybe we’ll feel the truths more than the lies this week!

Philippians 4:13