Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart
and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding.
Proverbs 3:5-6
How many of you know that it is difficult to let go of certain things that concern us personally? To be honest with you, it use to be almost impossible for me to let go of anything that concerned me in any way. I use to feel like I was the only one who would be able to fix whatever needed fixing.
Well, I was busy with a process that involved the future of me and my immediate family. Although I prayed about this process and what needed to be done, I was all over the place. I did endless research; I read whatever was said about this process we were involved in. I worried whenever I submitted something, and I use to get agitated with my husband whenever he took too long completing some paperwork. Well, needless to say that we were not successful completing the process.
Things only started to fall in place once I surrendered everything, and I mean everything to God and admitted that I did not understand what is going on and need Him to direct my path.
What you have to understand is that God only wants what is best for His children. We might think that a certain person will make us happy, or if we can just get a particular outfit or whatever we are into at the moment; but God knows exactly what we need, and His plans for our lives are far more awesome than what we can ever imagine.
I was so inspired by the following scripture in the Amplified Bible. Hebrews 13:5
Let your character or moral disposition be free from love of money [including greed, avarice, lust, and craving for earthly possessions] and be satisfied with your present [circumstances and with what you have]; for he [God] Himself has said, I will not in any way fail you nor give you up nor leave you without support. [I will] not, [I will] not, [I will] not in any degree leave you helpless nor forsake nor let [you] down (relax My hold on you)! [ Assuredly not!]
Oh my, what an awesome assurance!!!!
Girls, I want to challenge you today to be confident of God’s involvement in your lives. Know that God has your best interest at heart.
Let’s Pray:
Father, thank You for each girl who will read this blog. Thank You that we don’t have to be worry about anything and that we can trust You with our every need. We admit today that we need You to guide us and be with us in all of our endeavors. Amen.
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About Edwina Howard
Oh, my. Control and patience are hard to have at the same time. Those verses in Proverbs will get us on the right track every time if we will just SEEK Him. Love you friend and I can't wait for the time when we will get to meet face-to-face.
Indeed Teresa, most of us have problems with control and patience. But God….
these are things that we need to be reminded of every-single-day, yes? truly, there is nothing in our lives…no need that we have…that we cannot surrender to His control and KNOW that we will receive the absolute best and most perfect answer/provision! truly! our God is an awesome God! our God is an awesome God! <3
Let us say it again Coleen, Our God is an Awesome God. It is hard to let go, but it is so worth it!
Edwina, thanks for sharing from your heart. I have had to meet my needs and those of my family when I surrender it all to Him.