{"id":49068,"date":"2017-05-08T05:54:27","date_gmt":"2017-05-08T09:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthstatus.com\/?p=49068"},"modified":"2022-08-26T02:37:04","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T06:37:04","slug":"powerlessness-can-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthstatus.com\/health_blog\/counseling\/powerlessness-can-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Powerlessness and How It Can Help You"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Dealing with powerlessness is a tricky matter sometimes.<\/h2>\n<h4><strong>First, we must realize that powerlessness in not necessarily hopelessness. \u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Powerlessness may just mean you are not in control right now.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Second, it is important to admit our powerlessness to God and others.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>This can get us out of the way, allowing God to work in areas where we do not have the ability or opportunity to change things. Telling others about our powerlessness can be a request for help; and, as a part of that, can provide a place for us to get emotional support, accountability, and structure.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Third, deal with powerlessness by processing it. \u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Write down what you are feeling and thinking; what you believe about yourself and the situation; what you may have done to contribute to the situation; and what others may have contributed rather than what is purely circumstantial. Try to avoid \u201cAll or Nothing\u201d thinking. The \u201cAll Is Lost\u201d mentality is not very helpful. Slowing things down and evaluating the situation is usually better in both the short and long run. Nehemiah puts this into action when he feels powerless at first to deal with greedy nobles who are loan sharking their fellow Hebrews right back into slavery. He slows down his anger and brings the nobles to task.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Fourth, after the initial shock wears off, try seeing where the processing leads you. \u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>What does it tell you about the situation, yourself, others involved, your motives, your priorities, the lessons learned, and how you can grow from it.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, powerlessness is not something to be desired; but it is, essentially, unavoidable in life. How we deal with it and use it to grow and move closer to God and others is the key.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Do you need help getting connected?<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Join us at one of our Weekend Workshops.<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>You will laugh, learn, and by God\u2019s grace be transformed.<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>800-NEWLIFE | <a href=\"https:\/\/newlife.com\/?utm_source=HealthStatus&amp;utm_medium=workshop-snippet&amp;SOURCE=MKTHS\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener sponsored nofollow\">newlife.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Check out Steve&#8217;s new book, Take Your Life Back<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dealing with powerlessness is a tricky matter sometimes. First, we must realize that powerlessness in not necessarily hopelessness. \u00a0 Powerlessness may just mean you are not in control right now. Second, it is important to admit our powerlessness to God and others. 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