Everyday we face the daily struggle of baggage. We are constantly living our lives to please others and in return, we pick up the messes and problems of other people along with our own. Isn't all of this a burden? Don't you just want to give up and let it all go? The stress can all go away if you would just give it up and let God be who he is, God. Many people believe that giving up your life for Christ means you are surrendering yourself to the do's and don'ts of the world but that's not the case because when God says in Psalm 46:10, "Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!", He speaks of the peace He can give you. The peace to give all your control to him and remain without worry of the things you can't control because He rules the earth, His good creation. We can't control whether or not we get the job, we can't control whether or not someone will like us, we can't control how God made us but we can choose to accept those things we can't control and let God handle it.
You and I, both, don't know the struggle you might face next week but God does and he wants you to take the first step in trusting Him by letting go and knowing He is in complete control of your life. This is key to having total peace over you and comfort in knowing that everything will be okay.
Your past is over and forgiven by God and your future is unknown by you and known by God. You don't need to be in battle with God over the control of things that can't be changed. The more you try and grasp on to it, the more you get tired and want to give up or work harder to get your way. Both are foolish reactions and God asks that you surrender.
God is there waiting for you to let go so His light can come in and work through you as you let go of those difficult situations. Let God lift your thoughts, reject your fears and remove all your unbelief. Take a deep breath, release with ease and quietly let God in. Give Him all the control and give up the things in your life that are out of your hands. God will always provide for you the knowledge, faith, understanding, healing and all other needs. Just let go and let God.
In every circumstance, God's work is there. As you begin to let go and trust that God will provide your needs, everything will be transformed and your life will bear many blessings. God continues to make dark places bursting with light, rough edges smooth and emptiness into fullness.
Let God begin today, let Him enter your life and begin a healing process for the control in your life. Give it all to him and let Him transform you. God is ready to begin His work and do the things you can't do alone.
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"God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time;
enjoying one moment at a time;
accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
that I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
forever in the next.
Amen."
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