We all have the desire to take control from the littlest of things to the grandest. Like anybody else, we desire to take control of our dreams, the opinions of other people, and most of the time our circumstances in life. Taking control is like a drug to many of us, it is very addictive that it eventually consumes us whole.
I, too, have my one desire for control even up until today, mostly about my circumstances. I started making decisions to gain control over certain things. I thought I should prepare everything so that nothing can intervene in the things that I do and plan. I thought taking control was simply an act of giving the due to God but my desire for control eventually controlled me.
I forgot that I am not God.
Lately, I’ve been battling with situations beyond my control. It hurts, exhausting, and very frustrating. But God awakened me once again from my complacency. I forgot that He alone is the God of control, and without Him, I have no power over anything in my own life or someone else.
My desire for control still exists even up to this time but being mindful of the fact that I am not God gives me peace. In moments of difficulties, confusion, and frustrations, I rest in the certainty that God is in control. Always recall this fact, one day at a time.
What about you? What aspect of your life are you trying so hard to take control of? Is it your current situation? Your family? Your dreams? Your relationship? Pause, look up, and remember that He is God, and you are not. He is in control. Surrender and soak into the mystery of His mastery.
Let go and let God, my friend!
God bless your journey!
Journeying beyond,
Deanne
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