Why so serious? Your not smiling

Living life alone is never the ideal situation. Every so often we get those feelings of disappointment, fear, selfishness, or even despair and we just want to be left alone. I find that when I become overwhelmed with life, I just want to crawl away from the world and be alone. However, I realize that this is my way of coping with the tough situations of life. Being alone, shutting people out, doing whatever I want or like, and sulking that things are difficult. So I decided to try something different. My behavior really is just a display of selfishness as I desire to do things my way and forget the rest of the world. So to combat this mentality I decided to take the focus off myself and put it on something else. First, I opened to Isaiah 33.
Here the verse states "The Lord is exalted, for He dwells on high; He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness. There will be times of security for you-- a storehouse of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge."
Basically, everything that I want, God has. I find that my mood is this way because I want security from the issues of this world..."will be times of security for you".....I want to be saved from my problems ...."a storehouse of salvation".....I want to make the right decisions..."wisdom".....I want to understand my situations...."knowledge." Focusing on God makes me feel so much better. Why? Because I have taken the focus off myself and all my problems and focused on someone who can do something about my problems. God has all the answers, its just a matter of you trusting Him, not in friends, not in family, not in yourself, but in God only. Tell Him your problems, tell Him your feelings, tell Him you need Him and He will take care of you. Learning to trust God is a life long process, but you'll see soon enough the change of your life when you give Him all your problems.
Matt. 11:30 "For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light." or maybe a better version: "Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out...? Come to me. Get away with me and you'll recover your life. I'll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it....I won't lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you'll learn to live freely and lightly." God wants to give you rest, but you have to be vulnerable with Him, you have to give Him your burdens. 1 Peter 5:7, "Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you." Focus less on yourself and more on God. Tell Him your burdens, your feelings, and He will give you rest, a good rest.

Who do you think you are?

When you think your God is too small...Let Him explain Himself....
Isaiah 46 from the Message

I've personalized this so you can apply it to your life easier...Think of it as God talking to you one on one.



The god Bel falls down, god Nebo slumps. The no-god hunks of wood are loaded on mules
And have to be hauled off,
wearing out the poor mules—
Dead weight, burdens who can't bear burdens,
hauled off to captivity.
"Listen to me, you.
I've been carrying you on my back
from the day you were born,
And I'll keep on carrying you when you're old.
I'll be there, bearing you when you're old and gray.
I've done it and will keep on doing it,
carrying you on my back, saving you.
"So to whom will you compare me, the Incomparable?
Can you picture me without reducing me?
People with a lot of money
hire craftsmen to make them gods.
The artisan delivers the god,
and they kneel and worship it!
They carry it around in holy parades,
then take it home and put it on a shelf.
And there it sits, day in and day out,
a dependable god, always right where you put it.
Say anything you want to it, it never talks back.
Of course, it never does anything either!
"Think about this. Wrap your minds around it.
This is serious business, you rebel. Take it to heart.
Remember your history,
your long and rich history.
I am God, the only God you've had or ever will have—
incomparable, irreplaceable—
From the very beginning
telling you what the ending will be,
All along letting you in
on what is going to happen,
Assuring you, 'I'm in this for the long haul,
I'll do exactly what I set out to do,'
Calling that eagle, (person’s name), out of the east,
from a far country the man I chose to help me.
I've said it, and I'll most certainly do it.
I've planned it, so it's as good as done.
"Now listen to me:
You're a hardheaded person and hard to help.
I'm ready to help you right now.
Deliverance is not a long-range plan.
Salvation isn't on hold.
I'm putting salvation to work in your heart now,
and glory in your reputation."