Do you pride yourself on being an excellent problem solver?
Careful because here’s the hidden trap: if your identity is wrapped up in solving problems, guess what you’ll always have?
👉 Problems.
I learned this the hard way. And maybe you’re learning it too.
But here’s the good news: you don’t actually have to white-knuckle your way through every challenge. In fact, the very thing you’ve been trained to do—stare down your problems until you figure them out might be the reason you feel heavy, anxious, or flat-out exhausted.
Because where your focus goes, your life flows. If you obsess over the problem, all you see is… more problems.
The Spiritual Hack No One Talks About
We’ve been told: Ask and you will receive. Seek and you will find. Knock and the door will be opened.
But how often do we actually practice that?
Here’s a little experiment.
Bring your problem to mind right now. Notice how you feel. Tight chest? Knot in your stomach? Heaviness pressing down?
- Now try this:
“God, I give this to You. Resolve this problem for me. Thank You that You already know the answer.”
Then shift your focus. Think of something you’re grateful for. Think about who God is His goodness, His power, His love.
- Feel the difference? That’s alignment.
Why It Works
When you don’t feel good, it’s not because you’re weak or failing. It’s because your thoughts have drifted out of alignment with truth.
And truth says: you’re not the fixer God is.
Your only job?
1. Ask.
2. Release.
3. Return to gratitude.
That’s when peace starts to flow. That’s when answers show up. That’s when the weight lifts.
So the next time your inner “problem solver” starts spinning out, catch it. Smile. Hand it over. And remember you’re not built to carry every burden. You’re built to walk with the One who already solved it.