It’s funny to me how so often I get wrapped up in the details of what I can do to make something better or “fix” it. 

I rack my brain of all of the possible ways that I could make this or that happen or how I can make a process more efficient or save time, or make someone feel better or fix that broken thing with a bobbi pin and a rubber band. 
And I’ll tell you what, it does make me a pretty good problem solver. And I love problem solving. If I had a job where I could sit in an office all day and people would come to me and tell me something that’s wrong, logistical, technical, personal, whatever; and then help them work through and solve it – I would be happy forever. 

While I think my ability to problem solve is a gift and one that I love to use to help God’s people, I know that it often gets in the way of my relationship WITH God. 

I’ve mentioned this before, but the first thing I do when I face a problem is rarely to pray for it. I often come up with 100 solutions and just start plowing through each of them to see what works best. 

But that’s not what our Abba Father wants me to do. HE is the big guy sitting in his office waiting eagerly and patiently for me to come to him and tell him my problems and help me solve them. 

I may get that problem solving quality from my Heavenly Father, but going to him first makes the process of solving a learning experience as I grow closer to him through each situation. 

He wants me to come to him first. And he wants that from you too. Not because he wants to control you or be the only one you talk to, but because he wants to walk alongside of you as your Wonderful Counselor and Prince of Peace.