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Who Is in Control?
The future is uncertain. We don’t have control. Does this make you feel uncomfortable? Without a 100% guarantee that your way will prevail, you worry, you fear, you panic. But God will not forsake us.
Are you tired of allowing fear to control your life? Are you ready for a new life? A new life starts with confessing this truth: "There are some things in life I have no control over."
It may not be easy to accept the fact that you cannot control every aspect of your life. Jesus said, "So I tell you, don't worry about everyday life – whether you have enough food, drink, and clothes…Why be like the pagans who are so deeply concerned about these things?" (Matthew 6:25, 32).
Did Jesus say we are like pagans when we worry? Yes. He wasn't harsh when He said this. Instead, Jesus was encouraging us not to be like people who don't have God. Jesus was saying, "Your heavenly Father already knows all your needs, and he will give you all you need from day to day if you live for him and make the kingdom of God your primary concern." (Matthew 6:32-33).
To keep fear from overpowering you, something else must take its place. We have determined you are not able to control everything. So, if you aren't in charge and you don't want fear to be in charge, your only real option is to give God that control. Thus, the first applicable truth you can walk away within the journey to freedom is this: you are not in control; God is. Trying to put your arms around something you were never designed to hold is a futile effort. No matter how long your arms are, they will never be long enough to stretch around the uncertainties of tomorrow.
You were created to trust in the Creator. Release control to the One who controls the universe.
How do you feel about your future? Be honest. Confess. How does knowing God will not forsake you effect how you feel?
Thank you for joining us for this devotional written by our Lead Pastor, Toby Slough. Toby has authored several books including, Living the Dream, The Great Adventure, God Drives Me Crazy, Normal, It Is Well, Harvest and Not Yet.
You can follow Toby on Twitter: @tobyslough
Or find him on Facebook: www.facebook.com/tobyslough
About this Plan
Sometimes we are waiting on God to answer our prayer before we feel like we can trust He’s even listening. But rest assured, God is listening. He is not standing far off somewhere waiting for you, but He is walking with you right in the middle of your brokenness and mess. He wants to meet you in your Not Yet moments.
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We would like to thank Cross Timbers Church for providing this plan. For more information, please visit: http://crosstimberschurch.org
