Knowing God - Isaiah 46:10

(from Pastor)

Only I can tell you

what is going to happen

even before it happens.

Everything I plan will come to pass,

for I do whatever I wish.

Isaiah 46:10

 

Why do I ever attempt to be "in control"?

 

God is God ... and I am not. Our sovereign God holds the future in his hands. He acts with power. He administers with love.

 

I can fight against it (and I have before)... or I can say, "You're God. I'm not. I trust in you. Thank you for making my life simpler."

 

In Christ's Love,

a guy who's not God

(whew!)

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I am involved in a program called Celebrate Recovery.  There are 8 Principles based on the Beatitudes and then 12 Steps and biblical comparisons.  CR is not just for drug and alcohol recovery.  It is also for depression, co-dependency, sexual addictions, eating issues and any other hurt, habit or hang-up that is impacting your life.  I suffer from depression and PTSD.  The first principle is:

Realize I'm not God. I admit that I am powerless to control my tendencies to do the wrong thing and that my life is unmanageable.

I like to be in control. to know what is going to happen. to be prepared.  However, I am not in control. I don't know what is going to happen. But God prepares me anyway. Because he knows. He does what he wishes! I don't have to like - but I do have to accept his plans ... and learn to let him be in control. (he is anyway ... I am just pretending I am.)