Thursday, 24 June 2010
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Absolute Trust: Letting God Take Control
Who is in control? Who do you trust enough to be in control of your life?Your Father in Heaven is saying, "Me, please trust me. I'll never give you anything you won't make it through. I love you. I'll care for you." Some people say they trust God, but when it comes down to it, many of those people also have a filter: anything that comes into their life goes through their that filter before they allow God to work. I think that filter develops early. When you're a child, you automatically allow God to be in control because you don't understand the need to protect yourself. You don't understand that there are bad people and bad situations. People who've been hurt think along the lines of "when I wasn't in control, bad things happened to me. I was raped, beaten, threatened, and abused. I can't help it. I just need to protect myself." What they probably don't realize is that by trying to protect themselves from every bit of harm, they are directing so much of their energy into defense mode, and that is when you feel like you're just trying to get by, like you can't keep up with the world around you. You feel behind in the game, like you're losing.
So you're thinking, "How in the world do you expect me to trust this invisible God who I don't understand at all?"
There's a Bible verse that says "You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart" (Jeremiah 29:13). There's also something Christians say: "ask Jesus to come into your heart." That's what you need to do. You can't just say the words; they are just words. You need to actually open your heart and mind to the existence of God. Then you ask, and he will work.
When you do that, there is a connection between your spirit and God. It's like an intuitive drive straight from Heaven. That spiritual connection is what guides you. When you have that, God isn't invisible. You'll never understand God completely, but at least you'll understand what you are to do and where you ought to go. There is nothing like the voice of God. You'll know it's him. He is the sovereign God that the Bible says He is, and once you open your heart to that, once you ask God, "is it really true what the Bible says about you?" you will be able to completely trust him to be in control of your life.
It's worth it, not having to focus on defending yourself all the time. Let God be your shield. He's got your back. Get back on offense and kick the world in the butt. It's exciting and rewarding because you're guaranteed to win the game. And if you have trouble dealing with the pain from the past things that made you develop that filter, if that is holding you back, you can ask God for healing and you can break strongholds with prayer.
Do you have times where you find it hard to trust God?
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I find it hard to trust God in my academic life and when thinking about my career plans in general.
Great post. Thanks so much for writing this. I needed to read it today. I've been dealing with trust issues with God, and this reminded me to keep trusting Him.
@lusciousddja@xanga - He doesn't always fix the circumstances, but I know from experience that He can and will mend every hurt place inside of us. If you ever want to talk, I'm available.
@Pickwick12@xanga - AN APOSTLE SUFFERED WITH A 'THORN' UND BEGGED GOD TO 'REMOVE IT' BUT HE REFUSED...SOME HURT HE NEVER MEANS TO TAKE AWAY. SOME THINGS WE BEAR LIKE CHRIST ON THE CROSS UNTIL WE ARE DEAD. DONT BE FOOLISH UND ROMANTICIZE THE NOTION THAT GOD FIXES EVERYTHING EVEN OUR HURTS...THAT JUST ISNT SO
@lusciousddja@xanga - I'm sorry you've been hurt, but I know that God wants us to be whole emotionally, even when we have problems in our circumstances or our physical bodies, like Paul endured. I have an incurable illness. I don't fully know why God hasn't healed me physically, but He's healed my emotional pain even while my body hurts.
@vicdaily@xanga - You and me both. Though I've found after my four years of college that the more I give my grades over to God, the less I stress out over them and the better I do. That said it's still incredibly hard to continue trusting in Him for good grades.
@lusciousddja@xanga - God doesn't remove the cause of our pain all the time, no. He didn't mend Paul's vision, and He has yet to bring my sister back to life. That said, He can give us the means by which we can cope with the pain. If I may make an analogy: suppose you break your leg, and the ER docs give you morphine. The morphine doesn't fix your broken leg, but it helps you cope with the pain of the broken leg. There are some things in our lives that will never go away and be a constant source of pain; God may choose to heal us or "fix us," or He may not, but either way, he will give us the peace and strength we need to get through it.
Also, leaving caps lock on doesn't make your point clearer; it just makes it harder on the eyes to read.
@Pickwick12@xanga - EVERYBODY HURTS...ITS NO BIG DEAL
@blacksheep - IM LEGALLY BLIND NOT TRYING TO MAKE A POINT IT HELPS ME SEE....*FOR THE MILLIONTH FUKN TIME*
@Pickwick12@xanga - LMAO I DONT NEED TO TALK...
@lusciousddja@xanga - There's nothing wrong with analogies, especially easy-to-understand ones. No use in complicating something that isn't complicated.
I believe God also gives us ways through things, but may not necessarily take all the pain, etc. away. And, honestly, I don't want Him to take all my pain and struggles away. If He did, I wouldn't need Him anymore...
@lusciousddja@xanga - You have never said that to me, so it is not the millionth time. You can't expect me to know something like that, and getting exasperated doesn't do anyone any favors. Furthermore, on most computers there are a variety of tools you can use to magnify the screen making it easier for you (and everyone reading your comments) to read.
As for the analogy. I'm sorry for sounding like I thought you were a simpleton. That was not my intent, but that's what analogies do: they take something complex and make it simpler. It's not that I think you're a simpleton, but analogies are a very powerful means of explanation--primarily because they are so simple.