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A Limitless God

Lately I’ve been made very aware of my limits: my need for them & my lack of them.

I’m a natural-born pleaser, with a heart to help others anyway and anytime I can.  While that’s typically viewed as a good thing, I’ve struggled my whole life with setting limits for myself in this area.  I typically end up over-committing & hitting a wall of exhaustion, burn-out, and then feeling like a failure when either I have to “quit” something, or press through it & end up making myself ill in the process.

God’s really been dealing with me in this area for the past few years, but more so this past month. I’d like to share with you a few of the things God’s been teaching me through His Word and through a few trusted people He’s placed in my life.

  • I’m not superwoman; I need God & I need others

    • Laugh if you must, but friend, this is a big struggle of mine! Maybe it’s my pride, or maybe it’s my need to feel accomplished, but I struggle asking for help!
    • Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 says that two are better than one because when one falls down, the other is there to pick them up! I’m slowly learning to relinquish control & ask for help from a trusted source. Whether it’s a physical task, or just listening, we all need help sometimes. It’s okay to ask for help. It’s okay to need someone!
  • The harder I work, the more tired I am & the more mistakes I make

    • I consistently set a goal, then work towards it until it’s completed.  While this is another great quality, I don’t always do it in a balanced manner. I tend to push myself to the point of exhaustion, feeling like I have to fully complete the task before I can stop.
    • Isaiah 30:15 says that our strength comes from settling down & completely depending on God. Instead of pushing myself beyond my limit, God’s asking me to stop, lay everything aside & sit with Him in order to receive needed rest.
  • The more self-limitations I accept, the more limitless God becomes

    • I’ve said it in previous posts, when I’m weakest, He is strongest, yet I struggle to embrace it! When I hit my limits, I often cry out in frustration & yet forge ahead instead of letting go & realizing “He’s got this!”
    • 2 Corinthians 12:9 says that God’s power is made perfect in weakness!! Only when I feel I have nothing left, can He fill me up again-with all of Him & none of me.  It’s in my emptiness that I find completeness in Him!

I may have limits, but God does not.

The challenge is whether we will relinquish control in order to embrace the unknown; the very mystery of God. {Colossians 2:2}

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8 Comments

  1. Alecia on February 26, 2014 at 1:26 PM

    Can I just say a big ol`AMEN to all of this?! Knowing my limits is something I’m learning and getting better at, only because I’ve been forced to :), but it’s good to know your limits and when you need to sit back and relax. I hope you can do that more, relax. When we are weak He is strong for us!!

    • Satin P on February 26, 2014 at 1:28 PM

      amen sister friend, amen!! love to you! appreciate walking this journey with you! ♥

  2. Mary Gemmill on February 26, 2014 at 8:05 PM

    Oh boy are you speaking to me today lol- I could have written this is I was a writer like you 🙂

    THANK YOU !! !!

    • Satin P on February 27, 2014 at 8:27 AM

      Thank you for stopping by, Mary! Praying you find rest in Him today! Much Love ♥

  3. Lanette Haskins on February 27, 2014 at 11:48 AM

    You wrote this about me and for me, thank you Satin!
    btw- yours is the 2nd blog post I’ve read (within the last 10 minutes) on this subject…think God is trying to tell me something? 🙂

    • Satin P on February 27, 2014 at 11:54 AM

      Ha ha, Lanette! Girl, you’re not alone. God’s been using several people to speak this to ME lately! Holley Gerth is one of the amazing voices He’s using to speak REST into my life. Alecia is another: https://aleciasimersky.com/

      Grateful to be a vessel used in your life. Praying you’ll find sweet rest in Him today! Thank you for stopping by! {hugs}

  4. Jo Ann Fore on March 6, 2014 at 7:54 AM

    Rest. Much-needed but oft avoided — in my world, anyway. Great reminder Satin.

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Satin Pelfrey

Satin Pelfrey

Satin is a writer, wife and stepmom encouraging others through the hard days, bringing the Scriptures alive through life-application and drawing them closer to Jesus.

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