The last 2 Sundays I have given sermons on the topics of waiting and fear. These are two areas that many of us, including myself, have to face and deal with frequently. Why is waiting so hard? Why do we easily become fearful? Perhaps because we don’t feel like we are in control. I love to feel in control… of my life, of my circumstances, of my feelings. I hate it when things feel like they are spiraling out of control.
But you know what, God likes to be in control too. In fact, for Him it isn’t just a feeling, it’s a reality. He is in control. Sometimes I think He sits up in heaven amused by our vain attempts to control our circumstances. He seems to let us go on for awhile, feeling like we’re in control. Then often (for our own good) he throws in a curve ball. And the test is this – how do we react? Do we get angry at life’s troubles? Do we get fearful? Do we just pull up our boot straps and try to regain control? We all react differently to hard circumstances.
When God allows life to get rocky, He is after something in us. When we are “in control” we tend to trust in ourselves. But, when life gets difficult, and we feel things are out of control, God wants us to surrender and just trust in Him. Ps. 138:8 comforts me. It says, “The Lord will work out His plans for my life—for Your faithful love, O Lord, endures forever.”
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