Do you sometimes find it difficult to manage your thoughts, attitudes, behaviors or emotions? Are you continuing in a destructive habit even though you know you are hurting yourself and those you love?

If you answered "yes" to either of these questions, you are among many. Many of us have operated in a self-destruct mode at some time in our lives.

Perhaps you have determined to do right, to change. For a while things might be better and then you find yourself right back where you started.

Consider this…
Remember two things: First, you can't make this kind of change by yourself. Second, that's ok because you don't have to do it by yourself. God is standing by to help you. He is inviting you to turn your problem over to him. He wants you to know this is not a person-size problem — it's a God-size problem. He loves you and he
The beginning steps to overcoming any destructive pattern in your life are to admit you have the problem, admit you cannot correct the problem by yourself, tell God you are sorry for what you've been doing and that you truly want to change. And then trust him to help you.

Things won't change overnight, but you will be moving in the right direction. And God will be with you throughout the process. With him, all things are possible (Philippians 4:13).

Prayer
Father, sometimes I feel so alone and helpless. Please bring this scripture to my mind at those times. Help me remember that you are always with me and that with you, all things are possible. In Jesus' name ...

Great post.
It is a good reminder to me, I sometimes forget to surrender my problems to Jesus.

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I always want to "solve" the problem myself... usually making things worse. Whenever I allow God to solve it for me, it's always amazingly opposite of what I expected as a solution and yet so much better than I could have done.

He is so good to us.