Surrender
Life is a funny thing. We think we're in control. Or we know we are overwhelmingly not in control. There doesn't seem to be an in between. I fall into the latter group. Sometimes that's a struggle. I tend to like control. I like having a plan, a list, clear guidelines. And in a way God gives us this in His Word. In other ways we are to surrender and let God work out His good and pleasing will for us without all of the facts or details. I'd always considered it a bad thing to not be in control. For many years I played tug of war with myself over this. An internal battle of what my flesh desired and what my spirit knew I needed to do. But I was never in control. God is. Always has been. At best I was just adding detours to His plan for me. Extra strife that I didn't need to endure. Instead of striving for control, I should have been striving for surrender. I'm thankful that through those detours God taught me valuable lessons. It is so true what i...