What do you think would happen if, when you were challenged to do something that went above and beyond your ability, you began thanking God for His wonderful, preexisting plan? What if you flipped things and started automatically assuming that, God has to have a divine strategy?

We have a need to make logical sense of things, and when they don’t add up, we often complain and look for someone to blame. Do you ever find yourself blaming God for failing you? What about blaming yourself? How can you change your thinking and your response?

Do you begin complaining when things don’t go your way, and God doesn’t meet your expectations? Do you get frustrated or angry when what you hoped for, prayed for, and waited for fail to materialize? Even though you say God is in control, do you sort of wish you had more control of things?

In times of crisis, do you let your internal storm lead you to believe the worst and overlook the faithfulness of God? It’s very common to go into panic mode, complain, and convince yourself that God is far away and not doing anything to help you. But you can self-correct and reverse this habit.

Have your trials ever given you a temporary case of amnesia and made you forget how faithful God is? Has prolonged trouble worn you down and pushed you into a cycle of complaining? Has a series of setbacks caused you to worry more than you worship?

As emotionally unsettling as waiting, struggling, and not knowing may be, we all deal with this. No one fully knows the will of God. That’s why you can’t let your feelings lead you, or you will complain and embrace a false narrative that says, God doesn’t hear me…

In the month of November, just in time for Thanksgiving season, “Your Daily Cup of Inspiration” writer Dianna Hobbs is filling your cup to the brim with thankfulness. Her new blog series, “28 Days of Gratitude” walks you through a process of seeing God’s grace every single day. Read Day #1!