Let God Take The Reins

Who has control in your life? Naturally, we have to make decisions every day. Some minor and some important, but they can have lasting effects all the same. We must let God have total and complete control in our lives, we need Him to guide us in every decision, regardless of how minut.  

When we start trying to take that control, we need to recognize that we actually aren’t in control at all. Nor should we want to be. God is much smarter and knowing than we could ever imagine, He is God, creator of us and our universe, Our Saviour. Why wouldn’t we want Him to be in control?

Do you remember when as a child or even as an adult, when you were determined to make a decision that you were stubborn on and didn’t pray about it because you just thought you knew it all? That is part of being human, our flesh, our broken world trying to reign, but God is still in control, He has the ultimate power. Don’tbe stubborn, yielding to God isn’t quitting, but is actually the first step to freedom. We know God’s Will is what is best for us. Pray for God’s Will to be done. That doesn’t mean not taking your requests and thoughts to God, but to relinquish control completely to God and ask Him to guide you.

“Commit thy works unto Jehovah, And thy purposes shall be established. Jehovah hath made everything for its own end; Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.”

 Proverbs 16:3

Do You Worry Until You're Sick?

We have all heard about how worrying can make you not just mentally exhausted, but also physically ill with real physical ailments. If you are constantly worrying, you are missing out on the here and now, missing out on the joys of today and wasting it needlessly. You’re not going to get that time back, it is gone. Use it wisely. It is easy to fill your day with empty worries, it is a lot harder to stop and focus on God and His promises. Do not let the lies of Satan and the worries of this broken world eat up the time that God has blessed you with.

“Be not therefore anxious for the morrow: for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.”

Matthew 6:34

You Are What You Think

You likely know someone who is quick to smile, shows genuine care, and shares their joy with those around them.

You probably also know someone that is quite the opposite. Someone who is negative, never smiles, and just seems totally miserable.

Naturally, we have things in life that sometimes affect our disposition, but regardless of what is happening in life, we have to find the joy from Jesus. Easier said than done, but we still can’t give in or give up. We must make the decision repeatedly, until it becomes a habit to automatically seek God. It’s not going to happen overnight or maybe even ever, but that doesn’t mean you stop trying. Don’t let Satan have the upper hand. Don’t give up the fight. Jesus has given us power through Him, that is “sharper than a two-edged sword.”

“And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:”

Ephesians 6:17