“But praise, God has got a plan and understanding isn’t my place.”—Sanctus Real
About a month ago I had ridiculous drama in my life. Now, as I’m sure most of you do, I hate drama. I had a distinctly different reaction this time though. This time the drama (which involved me and was about me) sent me straight to the Lord. That week was massive confusion for me. It seemed that even though I was seeking after the Lord and doing His will, things just weren’t going my way and got worse. It all came crashing down a few days later and while most of it is resolved, there are still wounds that need to heal. My motto that week was, “It doesn’t matter what happens. As long as God is glorified and I am drawn closer to Him, then that is all I need.” I don’t understand what God did, is doing and will do with that situation, but I know He’s in control of it. The sovereignty of God is amazingly freeing.
When you know deep down in your heart that God is in control, you don’t have to worry. You don’t have to stress over it, fret and bite your nails. All you have to do is keep your eyes focused on Him and He’ll take care of the rest. It allows you to hope and believe that your God is a god who loves you and works all things out for the good of those who love Him. (Romans 8:28) It allows you to dream bigger. Jeremiah 29:11-14 says, “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you, declares the LORD, and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and all the places where I have driven you, declares the LORD, and I will bring you back to the place from which I sent you into exile.” Isaiah 55:8-9 also states, “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” So while I consistently have to fight my flesh for this, I will choose to rest in the knowledge that my Heavenly Father, who loves me more than I can understand, has it all in control. I pray that you will feel the amazing freedom that comes from letting Him have control.
~ Rachel Watson
