What does it mean to really let go and let God work in your life?
I've always struggled with this, because I consider myself to be a control freak who refuses to let go of the remote to the television of destiny. I realize the issue with a lot of people in trusting God is that they initially have absolutely no idea of what God is capable of and the power of His sufficiency. If we even knew a fraction of the absolute control that God possessed, why the heck do we need to worry?
I feel like there were many moments these past few months where God nudged me with his elbow and said, "Eh? Eh? I told you so, kid!" With the near incapacitation of a dear friend, the health of my earthly father, my uncertainties with church ministry, and newly blooming relationships, I have always been shown a blinding ray of sunshine that screamed signs of God's grace and plain goodness. Even in biblical times, the people SAW Jesus Christ with their own eyes, and they SAW Him perform all these awesome miracles. But even then, they crucified Him and dismissed Him as a crazy lunatic, a magician. And today, we SEE Jesus Christ through the deeds of others and in the beauty of the world, and we SEE miracles happening in the lives of our loved ones, our peers. But we still dismiss Him. What will it take for us to fully believe Him and believe IN Him? God must be freaking exhausted.
I am now in yet another crisis where consequences scare the bejeebus out of me. Life has greased up my hands and the remote is popping up away from them like those bad comedy scenes. Even with the small miracles that God has revealed in my life, did I trust Him with this situation? No. Rejected.
It's time to let go of the remote, me.
Time for Abba to control the remote of my own destiny.
Comments (7)
admirable honesty.
hey - i think all of us can relate to this post. is it cool to feature this on the revelife frontpage?
@revelife - :) sure!
I can definitely relate to that. I think a lot of times too I don't want to let go of the remote cause I want things MY own way and it would be very scary to see what God wants to see instead ...
RE: ROMOT -- jumping over the chairs to greet people? that will most definitely take them off guard :)
Yeah, I saw that thing about you jumping over chairs too! =:) When I was going to a church that had everyone shaking hands with their neighbors, it was my favorite part of the service. I love meeting new people!
*shakes hands*