That feeling of being trapped.  Not understanding how to move through the discouragement, the defeat, the weakness that we allow ourselves to battle.

What is it that traps us?  What is it that we are feeling that makes it so difficult for us to move forward?

Discouragement so deep that we can’t see past our pain.  Walking around, feeling like there are bricks on our shoulders, lead in our feet, and fogginess in our brain.  Feelings of being trapped because we don’t believe we have the energy or the ability to move through whatever’s before us.  

But we do.

We do have the ability, strength, and guidance to move forward through anything.

That feeling of being trapped can fall right off our shoulders and vanish before us when we allow ourselves the strength to believe in something beyond ourselves and our pain.  Understanding that any suffering we are experiencing can bring us closer to Jesus.

It is true faith that allows me daily to walk free from any traps that surround me.  I see the traps, I understand the traps, and sometimes, when caught off guard, I’m in the trap for a moment.  But I don’t stay there for long.

Because when peace leaves my body, I know that Jesus is not on my mind.  If I choose to believe and have faith, I know that Jesus will provide a path to move me through the trap.

Not just some traps; Jesus will guide me through any trap.  Sometimes I might go the wrong direction, experience a few moments of distraction, but through prayer, belief, and love, Jesus always shows up.

No matter the suffering or pain, no matter how big the problem or complication, true faith will move you through it all.  The timing is up to Jesus, but with love, trust, and belief in Jesus, peace will be with us through any struggles that we might face.

We have a choice to make, and that choice starts in our mind.  Do we choose to set our mind on true faith?  Do we choose to believe without reservation that Jesus has our back?  Our minds have the power to direct us to possibility, hope, love, and unconditional reliance on Jesus.

But we have to make that decision to step away from the trap and lean on Jesus.

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