What’s the one thing in your life that God’s asking you to get rid of?
That one habit?
That one character trait?
That one dream — that may be yours — but isn’t his?
My one thing is getting my way.
I like having things go my way.
Like my cell phone should work internationally and my mail should be here on time and the person behind the counter should be nice and I should be able to eat cupcakes every day without gaining weight.
I think that’s called entitlement.
It must break.
So…
What is your one thing?
Without question it is my will for his will. I just don’t know how to do it 90% of the time.
Wow. What a great question, Anne!
I think perhaps mine is insecurity, because so many of my other issues – jealousy, perfectionism, judgmentalism, and fear – spring from a sense of insecurity. I suppose the path out has something to do with understanding and believing my true identity. Still working on that!
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fear. i’m so ready to release it!
I’m not sure of the “one thing” Anne wants, but I’m with you on fear.
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Sarcasm and Negativity.
Easy to be negative and not uplifting.
I think he is calling me to get past the idea of having the cup half empty or half full but to get a bigger cup.
That requires me to move past being skeptical and negative of things and take on more of a leadership role and less of a complaining role
That’s a huge one for me too Kyle. I’m with you on that. I guess the really big one for me is just trusting that God really is in charge and will work everything out.
Pleasing the parents vs. Pleasing God.
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comparison…bleh…
perhaps right now in a strange way it’s my tenacity… God is showing me that Obedience overrides tenacity. If it’s time to let go then it’s time to let go. i dread letting go of stuff that i’ve worked so hard for or have invested so much in… like you, i feel “entitled” to a pay off. it’s a tough day for me… just ended a relationship. it seems overwhelming to let go of something that i spent so much time fighting for. But Obedience is better and so… i obey and begin the process of letting go.
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Earthly security – job, safety, health insurance, etc. I know that my need for earthly security is holding me back from boldly following God’s call for me. I so want to break free and boldly pursue his call. I’m working on it…with God’s help! Some progress.
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Seriously, I wait till the last minute and then force myself to rush at the speed of light or cut corners. Sometimes I decide all the rush (which I am pretty sure I am addicted to) isn’t even worth it and will intentionally do things late. Yeah, I got a long way to go with this.
Well said, Zac!
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My name is Kirsten and I’m a control freak. I like to be in control and I like to know what’s coming next. God knows this and works on me DAILY to give up control, and I even like to control that. Aack! I say I surrender control, but then I pick it up again…. a vicious circle… a thorn in my flesh.
Don’t worry, he can fix this. Trust me. And you won’t like it at first. But you will be a better vessel when it happens.
Hi Kristen. I’m Katie and I’m also a control freak. It’s a good thing God is patient with me because it could take a while to learn this lesson.
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Interesting word choice, Anne. A few years ago I sat across from a (very wise) therapist who asked, “Do you feel entitled?”
I thought she meant socioeconomically.
“No, of course not,” I replied. “I’m not any better than anyone else.”
“That’s not what I mean,” she said. “Do you feel your following the rules entitles God to give you good situations, jobs and relationships?”
Ouch. I need to let that go.
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That I am an approval addict, and I think God is asking me to seek His approval before I consider or seek out the approval of others.
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Entitlement…that is a word I’ve been pondering lately. I realized recently how entitled I feel. I have expectations for what is owed to me and I get very put out when it doesn’t happen.
Entitlement is my one thing…
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Sarcasm….hands down.
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Unbelief.
It leads me to other things like entitlement, control, fear, and less than the best communication. It holds me back because I doubt God and who he made me so I doubt how I could serve, give, lead, reach out, accomplish, have meaningful relationships, change my heart, be a faithful disciple, live righteously………..
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Great question- I tend to avoid thinking about this because once I have it means I have to take action.
Lately I have been very convicted that I need to let go of my desire for approval- I want people to think positively of me, not so much that I need rewards for my work but more that I don’t want people to think negatively.
if only i had just ONE thing! i’m a work in progress!
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Control
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Mine would be letting go of anger. Which means letting go of past hurts and forgiving where necessary.
My one thing is myself…meaning my desires and idols that are not of God…to do so requires letting go in faith without the need to clutch faith…meaning let faith clutch me…
Having to be right and prove I’m right.
uum… Bitchiness? yeah. That’s it, the one thing.
I’ve been working on this for a while now, it has a lot to do with speaking Truth through Grace. I mean, we’re talking about just generally being a nice person, right? … and, yet, I struggle…. *sigh*
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This isn’t a direct answer but my “One Thing” is knowing when to let go. When to walk away, or when to stick around. For weeks I thought it was knowing when I need to stick around, then it was when to let go and walk away. Now I see God’s giving me the burden of learning to do both at the same time.
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Well this got asked of me about 2 years ago. And back then, my #1 goal was to stop saying the eff word. It was hard. But here I am now, and I have not used it much lately. Just noticed that.
Now, its my pity party. I am tired of feeling sorry for myself for some things that happened in the last 2 years. BIG stuff, that hurt me emotionally and financially.
Don’t know how he’s gonna fix that. Hope it doesn’t hurt too much.
I recently took that path. In my case there was pain involved because I had to die to self to heal, but now that I am most of the way on the other side there is such joy, hope, and peace. Trust Him, even if you don’t know how he will doe it, and even if the journey is difficult.
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control/entitlement (I used a slash so it would still be “one thing”)
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I’m with Kirsten, Lindsey and Elaine… CONTROL. I’ve literally had a lifetime of it…and it’s really just an illusion, isn’t it?
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For me it’s being the spotlight. If I can’t be recognized as the best/leader then I’d rather not participate at all.
I’m trying to get used to the sidelines.
My one thing is not opening the computer until AFTER I’ve spent time with Him and in the word…seems so easy, but can be so hard.
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Inertia, or rather, overcoming my inertia. Once I get going, I’m next-to-impossible to stop….but getting going is REALLY hard. In pretty much every aspect of my life.
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Cramming. Cramming time. Cramming relationships. Cramming work.
Trying to force too much into too little.
I’m learning how to give things their due time, how to show people and responsibilities their significance and worth to me by investing time into those things.
Good post.
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Irritability.
Arguing theology with other Christians.
For me it’s anxiety and some of it’s friends like fear and worry. I’ve spent way toooooooo much times being anxious about how I’m going to pay the bills and for health care, when somehow it always works out, and almost never the way I expect. I foresee the worst case years into the future, and then try to figure out how to fix it and almost always when I think it will be A,B, or C … God says… X none of the above… You would think after all these years I would so know better. D’oh!