Category Archives: Encouragement

ADHD, Encouragement

Little Things for a New Year

A verse that I have used to beat myself up over is Luke 16:10. In it, Jesus says,

If you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in large ones. But if you are dishonest in little things, you won’t be honest with greater responsibilities.
Luke 16:10 NLT

That accusing voice that all ADHDers are familiar with says, “Aha! That’s why you haven’t achieved anything! You’ve been faithless in the little things, so God hasn’t blessed you.”

However, I want to challenge you to turn that thought on it’s head. This verse is made for ADHDers. When the problems of life and it’s responsibilities seem overwhelming, Jesus tells us to be faithful in little things.

Little things.

We can do little things. We can handle a small task. Little things aren’t overwhelming.

The next time you feel overwhelmed with a thousand things you need to get done, pick one. Just one little thing. Just one.

You never know. Your hyperfocus might just kick in, and before you know it, you’ve completed a dozen little things. But don’t make that your goal. Do that one small thing today. That’s all that’s expected of you.

This year, pray about the one thing to do, ask the Lord for the strength, and you’ll do it. You’ve got this!

One. Little. Thing.

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ADHD, Disappointment, Encouragement

Our Weakness, His Strength

Special thanks to Hadijah for your recent comment. You’ve helped me see that God is still using this blog to encourage people.

As ADHDers, we often feel powerless to control the many problems in our lives. And unfortunately, most of these problems come from our own brains.

Right now, we may feel helpless in the face of COVID-19. Some of us have lost our jobs and incomes because of the virus. Others fear losing our health, our loved ones, or have already lost both.

I’m not going to lie to you and say everything is going to work out the way you want. I don’t have all the answers. However, I know that while we are weak, God is strong. And while we cannot rely on our strength, we can rely on His to get us through.

I have seen God come through for me many times in my life. Though the outcomes haven’t always been what I wanted, in retrospect, I see His strong hand holding mine, even when my problems were my fault. And especially when they weren’t.

When we are weak, He is strong

2 Corinthians 12:8-9.  Three different times I begged the Lord to take it away. Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” (NLT)

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ADHD, Encouragement, Forgiveness, Uncategorized

New year, new start!

Image of man leaping in front of a sunrise

On January 1, I began my annual attempt to read through the Bible in a year. This is something I fail at more often than not. But nevertheless, I try every year even if the previous year was unsuccessful. So why do I keep trying? Because it’s a new year. A new opportunity.

If you have ADD/ADHD  you probably feel like your past is riddle with failures. I know I do. The great news is that whatever your failures are, they are in your past and covered by the grace of God. Let’s leave the past where it belongs. Behind us. Let’s go forward.

Lamentations 3:22-23

The faithful love of the lord never ends! His mercies never cease.
Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning. (NLT)

1 John 1:8

If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and not living in the truth.
But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness. (NLT)

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Encouragement

Self Control and ADHD

If you have ADHD, you most likely feel that you don’t have much self control. If you are more prone to hyperactivity, sitting still for a length of time can be torture. If you are prone to inattentiveness (like me), trying to stay on-task can be a nightmare.

I’ve often wondered how the fruit of the spirit of self control works in the life of someone with ADHD. I read Galations 5:22-23 and wonder, where’s mine?

I think the answer is this. In spite of my brain working against me on a second-by-second basis, I manage to get through the day, do my job, survive. Maybe not as efficiently as someone else, but I get by. I suspect that self control is at work in me. Maybe, I even have more self-control than someone without ADHD. Most people don’t have their brains fighting them every step of the way. We do.

Galations 5:22-23 (NIV)

But the fruit of the Spirit is … self control.

Take stock of what you accomplish in spite of your ADHD. You’re not like most people. And what you get done is amazing. The Lord knows what you’re going through, and He’s on your side.

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Encouragement

Tired of fighting your brain?

Having ADHD, I feel that I’m always fighting my brain just to get anything done. I get tired of keeping my eyes from following the latest shiny object. Distractability is a weakness I’m always fighting.

What’s your weakness? You’re not alone if you have one. Even the Apostle Paul had weaknesses. Take encouragement from this verse and let the Lord amaze you with what He can do despite, or even because of, your weaknesses.

2 Corinthians 12:9 (KJV)

And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

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