God is Still in Control

This has been one of those really hard weeks….long days at work with more to do that there was time to get them done.  It was one of those weeks where I got so busy with work and my personal life, I got distracted and forgot who I am and who God is. I don’t know if that ever happens to you, but this week it happened to me.  

I have to take my first trip for work this week since the pandemic started and it was just another thing to add to an already practically overwhelming week.  To top it off, yesterday when I made a quick run to the store (socially distant with face covered) for my trip an alarm when off in my car.  That lead to a moment of panic and prayer which led to a phone call (thanks Carol).  After the discussion, I had a couple of options.  I was reminded I had AAA and just needed to call them about the issue.  So, after taking a nap and getting some much needed rest, I called AAA and they took care of my car and I’m all set for my trip.  

This made me think about how we sometimes forget who we are and who God is in the midst of the crisis, especially if the thing is something God has granted us the ability to do.  This week was definitely not about my ability to do the work (God already gave me that- 1 Peter 1:3), it was about God giving me peace and wisdom and strength to be sustained while doing it.  I’m sure had I leaned more on God this week, the work would have been easier or he would have moved some of the circumstances, if I’d only asked.  I prayed, but I didn’t pray for His will to be done or for Him to intervene on my behalf.  I just did it.  I didn’t actually seek Him first.  I didn’t cast my cares on Him (! Peter 5:7).  I just carried them, forgetting His role in my life.  

God was where He always is….standing by waiting for me to seek Him.   Today, I’m seeking His peace and His strength and His wisdom to get me through this trip and this week.  I recognize I can’t do it alone and thankfully, I’m reminded He will never leave nor forsake me – THANK GOD for that.  But I have to acknowledge Him, and then He will direct my path (Prov 3:6).  He won’t force Himself on me.  That pesky freewill always rises up as an obstacle.

This past week was a reminder that I need God more……I will never be able to do this life on my own.  My head can never get too big to think I have it all together.  I never will.  I’m working to be more like Christ, I’m not there.  I will always need the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit to fulfill God’s Will for my life.  God is in Control of the outcome, but I have to freely follow Him and acknowledge and accept His sovereignty if I want what He has for me.  Don’t block what God has for you by thinking you can do it all.  God is Still in Control and He is the only one worthy of the Glory.