So, today as I prayed, I heard myself say, "Lord, you are not troubled by my situation....." Hold up. What? did I just say? The Lord encouraged me to hang there for a few minutes..... The Lord ISN'T troubled by my situation. So, what have I to fear? IF He is in control, IF He is all-powerful, IF He is all-knowing, IF His grace reaches past my salvation and straight into my Christian walk, IF He loves me beyond what I can understand, then I HAVE nothing to fear. Nothing to be troubled about.
Holy Smoke and Hallelujah!
"When fears are stilled, when strivings cease,
My comforter, my all in all!
Here in the Love of Christ I stand!"
It's not on me! It's on Him! And He begs daily for me to just hand it over and relax, quit "striving" to make things work, to figure it out. Oh. So much wasted effort. So many hours of anguish and worry. Christ will guard my heart (emotions) and mind (intellect) and give me peace (Phil. 4:7) HE will do it. I don't have to work up peace for myself. I don't have to "fix" my life so I can be more peaceful. I must not let my heart be trouble, but believe in Jesus (John 14:1) and let Him do the work He desires to do in my life.
As so often, it comes down to a choice. Will I trust Him? Will I give my life to His control and not second guess Him, let Him work? Or do I prefer my present situation.......
Here ya go, Lord. See what you can do with this mess. I'm done.
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