Use the Tools You Already Have

It was right there in front of me, easy as could be. I just had to click and I would be given the 10 Steps to Finally Figuring Life Out. So easy, right?

Okay, there was no “10 Steps to Finally Figuring Life Out,” but wouldn’t it be nice if there was?

It would make life feel so easy and controlled. Finally. But we all know life isn’t easy and control sometimes feels like a dream. Or a dream of a dream.

So what do we do?

It’s no surprise that sometimes life feels overwhelming. We’re busy and there is always someone telling us how to be better, do more, or finally get it together. The idea of being enough is so appealing we keep signing up, clicking for validation. But what if the validation you crave is already within your grasp?

Now, before I tell you how, you should know tools are not bad. I even have a few that I offer you. The problem is that the tools will never fix it all. And when we chase tools to give us the answers we end up worn out, frustrated and empty.

The only way to make the tools work for us is if we start in the right place.

Start with God.

It really is that simple.

This feels a bit like writing myself out of a job. But it’s true. And I promised to be honest with you.

When we chase tools to give us the answers we end up worn out, frustrated and empty. We need to start with God. Share on X

There are amazing tools out there. I share my own books and e-courseand other favorite books with you all the time. But everyone single one of those resources, as good as they may be, are little more than a bootstrap gospel when we do it in our own strength.

God wants more for us.

God wants you to live fully in His grace.

It sounds too simple. It sounds like it won’t really help. I get it. But even the best tools in Christian living pale in comparison to living in His love, hope and grace.

But what if —

What if we start with God and then use the tools He leads us to?

What if we use the Bible first and then find tools that support what the Word says?

What if we build the foundation before we build the house?

That is when we can do things far beyond what any one of those tools promise. That is when we walk out the promises of God in our real lives. That is when we chose His strength over our own.

God gives us all we need to figure life out. The Bible and the great resources He leads you to can help you live your life for Him.

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Author: Rebecca Hastings

Rebecca is a writer and speaker encouraging women to find real faith that works in real life. A wife and mother of three in Connecticut, she can often be found typing words, driving her kids places or wherever there is chocolate.

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