Leaving it to God!! (Copied)
 

I saw this on another thread, posted by Stepping!! I think it's a great idea. I thought perhaps we could do it here as well.

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I have a jar called my "God Jar".

"When I hand something over to God; be it a situation, character flaw, emotion..etc that I can't carry around anymore I write it down and drop it in my jar and seal it back up and leave it to God and walk away.

Example: Today I put in "selfishness". B/C..I was praying and my prayer to bless someone else and their family suddenly turned back about me without my intention

I thought it would be helpful in recovery to have a "Leave it With God Thread" where here you can write down what you would like to leave with God.....or to give you the idea to create your own God jar. Somebody gave me this idea and it helps me TONS."

That's a great idea. I will do something similar. I got the idea at a Nar-Anon retreat I went to a few months ago. I'll write something down that I need to let go of and light it on fire (or throw it in the fireplace or firepit) and as it burns and goes up in smoke.....I let it go. It does work.

Thanks for sharing another great idea!

gentle hugs
ke

I did something similar at therapy the other day bit it was SHOULDS , see shoulds are negative so I had to write several things I felt SHOULD and put it in my therapist box.

Today, I am giving to God any fears I may have about addiction.

I will use the serenity prayer when needed and continue to remind myself of 2 Timothy 1:7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love and of a sound mind.

Today, I am giving to God the little voice in my head that reminds me of how imperfect I am.

Today, I will ask my HP for strength to stay confident and focused in the midst of a difficult situation and for help with letting go of trying to fix or manage things that are out of my control.

Today, I will give to God my expectations of others.

I give God all judgments I have of others today.

Today, I give to God any resentments I may have!

Wow, when I thought about this and what it meant, the who's and whats I had resntments for and why, I really didn't want to give it to God. I did but it sure didn't feel comfortable.

For me, sometimes letting go of resentments makes me feel very vulnerable....if that makes any sense at all.

Today I give God the resentments I have towards my husband.

:ghug3 Love, I am so glad I could help you and the others!

Kindeyes, that is a great idea. When I broke up with a boyfriend once and knew dirn good and well it was over I burned all of his photos, letters, etc etc. THAT DID FEEL AMAZING! It was very healing and released a lot of emotion from deep within me. At that moment I LET IT GO!

You guys are great!

Thank you so much for sharing this idea Steeping. It has been very helpful for my own personal recovery!

:ghug3

I think one person at a time is much wiser. Giving them all up is just too overwhelming for me at this time. ;)

So today, I am giving to God my resentments of a former friend. Baby steps!!

Today, I am giving to God my need to always be right.

I will continue pray for wisdom and discernment when it comes to my daughter!

Today I am giving up to God my urge to "control" the outcome...

Today I give God my resentments of my last 3 phone conversations with my bio. mom.

Today, I am giving my will over to God. Whatever today brings, I will trust in HIM. I will trust in HIS plan for me. I will remember His promises!

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding;
In all your ways acknowledge him
And He shall direct your paths."
Proverbs 3:5-6

Remind myself that God is faithful.

"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope." Jeremiah 29:11

I will lean on God for peace, strength and wisdom in all I do today! I will remind myslf of HIS words when or if I feel confused.

‘Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’ Jeremaih 33:3

Today, I am giving to God my resentments, hurt and anger toward two very special people in my life.

As I type this, again, I find it a struggle. For my own selfish reasons I want to hang on to it - like a shield of protection. There's some backward thinking for you. My anger is only hurting me. Only God can help me work out my struggles with them. So today I am giving it to him. ....and I really need a break from it.

Today I am giving to God the fear I have about a situation with my son and his father.
Trust in The Lord and he will direct our path.

Today I will give to God my disappointment in my sons choices.

Today, I will give to God my fear of being happy and will ask God to help me live in the now each and every day.

Today I will try very hard to give to God all my resentment towards my husband. This resentment has been a very heavy burden to carry, and I have been weighed down by it for months. I need to be free from it. Please God, take this burden from me. Help me to let go. Help me to start 2013 fresh and light, free from this heavy, damaging weight, and free from all the wasted energy I expend to carry it around, day after day.

Today, I am giving to God my "entitlement" attitude and my expectations of others!

Today I will give to God my fear of the unknown

Today, I am surrending my will over to God and trusting in His Word.

I am also giving to God any negative thinking I have about myself or anyone else.

Today, I am giving to God any self doubt about the decision I made yesterday. I ask God to comfort my heart and give my mind peace.

Today, I am giving to God any of my "self pity" and my fears of the unknown. I will give these to God and ask Him to give me strength, courage and to remove my fears.

Today I am giving God my memory of these addiction specific events of the
past 4 years,and not letting the memories color my feeling for people or life
or anything else.

I choose to focus on the Serenity Prayer at this time of the morning, hoping I will continue to practice the message throughout the day, as I am once again slipping into trying to manage things at work and home that are out of my control.

I also have to continue to remind myself that it's none of my business what others think of me and ask my HP for strength to keep that boundary. :)

Toay, I am givng to God my will and allowing him to be the pilot of my life. I will trust HIM with all my heart!