Who Has The Control?

Control. Everyone desires to have control in certain areas or of other people. Some may see a friend making an unwise decision and want to tell them how to do things the right way instead of letting that friend figure it out on his own. Others may be in a group project and want to be the one in charge of how things go. Maybe you can relate to one of these types of people. Right now I want to bring out another kind of control, that of your own situations.

        I once saw this quote, “He is not surprised by the events and He is not unsure how He is going to take care of his children. We are just as safe putting our trust in Him when things are going great as when it looks like everything is falling around us.” It is natural for you to want to take control of things going on in your own life. Doing so sometimes makes you feel more secure, as though being in charge of your own person will make things alright in the end. The thing is that you as a human are fallible, that is, you will make mistakes.

So why would you want to be the one making the decisions for your future on your own when you can simply give up the control to the One who is infallible and will never make a mistake? The reason – because it is hard. You do not want to give up the control because that may seem like you are giving up and admitting to defeat. Do not believe that!

      

Giving your situations to God to handle is showing that you have the faith to trust Him to direct your life in the way He sees best. You may think you know what you want a particular outcome to be, but think about this with me. Do you not think that the One who created you in the beginning knows about your life far better than you do? Looking back at Philippians 4 you can see that God is going to take care of your needs. You do not need to be afraid that He will let you down or forget about you the second you give that control over to Him. Many times we apply the same human tendencies to God as we do to those around us. For you, those people may be your family or friends. They have disappointed you and you feel you are not able to go to them with your problems, so instead you try to handle them on your own. God is not like that. Matthew 10:29-31 talks about how much more God cares for us than the sparrow. He knows the very number of hairs on your head. If He knows these minute details about you, He is far more capable of handling your life than you could imagine. Try giving control to God, because He cares enough to handle your life in His perfect way!

- S.D.