Part 2.
OK. Can’t is a big word, but Can is a big word, too. The trick is to turn your “I can’t do this” into “I can do this.”
And if you’re having trouble believing in yourself, try digging into an older book and tapping into something bigger than yourself — or someone.
I have found, “I can do all things through him who strengthens me.” (Philippians 4:13)
And, “All things are possible for one who believes,” and “I believe; help my unbelief!” (Mark 9: 23-24)
“For God so loved the world that he gave his only son so that those who believe in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16, of course)
I confess. I had the thoughts that evolved into these last two blog posts as I tried to drift back to sleep after a predawn doggie-business break the other morning, but all I did was was write, “Can’t is a big word,” and turn the lights off.
I closed my eyes, but I was nagged by the thought that I’d lose the thread if I didn’t get up and pull it. Still, it was so comfy under those covers and I’d had less than six hours of sleep.
But it wasn’t until the old dog started whining, realizing she wasn’t quite done with her business after all, that I felt motivated enough to get up, let her out again, sit down in the chair and start writing.
I also noticed that I was saying to myself, “It’s too early, I can’t get up yet,” and what was that thought that kept nagging at me? Oh yeah — “‘Can’t’ is a big word.”
When my commitment to change “I can’t do this” to “I can do this” wavers and I want to go back to sleep, it turns out I can do this after all by digging a little deeper and tapping the well that allows me to “do all things through him who strengthens me.”
