This morning, while doing my devotions, I came across an article. It seemed as though someone had gotten into my heart and wrote down how my heart was feeling...the article captivated my thoughts. I would like to share it with you. It came from a K-LOVE devotional book entitled, "On the Right Note"( an amazing little devo book)
Wednesday, August 22
Faith vs. Control
" When you obsess over problems instead of looking to God for solutions, the enemy will magnify your fears. If he can't get you to worry about the present he'll remind you of everything that could go wrong in the future! Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "All I have seen, has taught me to trust God for all I haven't seen." The last time you checked, wasn't God still bigger than any terrorist attack, financial disaster, illness, accusation, or mess you found yourself in? Well, He hasn't changed! David said, "He won't go to sleep...The Lord is...at your right side...(He) will...keep you safe...wherever you go" (Ps121:3-8 CEV); plus His angels are watching over you 24/7.
It all comes down to faith vs. control. You can struggle to handle things on your own- or trust your Heavenly Father. That's the choice! It's not about "blind faith" it's about believing that God is who He says He is. And it's an issue you need to settle in your mind once and for all, because if you don't believe He wants ONLY the best for you, you'll keep trying to run the show. Control isn't responsibility. Responsibility is doing your part by praying, obeying, and trusting God. Control is manipulating the circumstances to engineer the outcome you want. Jesus knows how we like holding on to things we're not wise enough to control, so He said, "If you want to save your life, you will destroy it. But if you give it up... for me, you will save it." (Luke 9:24) Bottom line- you either trust God or you don't. "
**My prayer for today:
Lord, help me to believe that you want ONLY the best for me, and therefore you will supply for my every need, if I give you the control, and I have faith.
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