Forgetting His Promises

I am somewhat of a control freak. Anybody else out there know what I'm talking about? I somehow think if I say something enough times, remind my children over and over, and keep my "hand" in a crisis, it's going to work out. My heart wants it to be so, but my experience tells me something different. Any idea that I have control over the hard things in life is a joke. I don't, and you don't either. This morning I was listening to Beth Moore, and said something that struck a nerve with me: if God has already promised us something, we need to get out of His way and let Him do what He is going to do. We need to stop trying to manipulate the situation and let Him work in His way and on His time table. Whoa . . . guilty as charged. I wish I could share the details of one particular situation in my life, but it is deeply personal and involves people other than me. But let me say this: God promised me something a few years ago, and this morning I know I must change my prayers. I must trust that He is doing what He said He would do. I will thank Him that it is done instead of asking one more time for Him to do it. I will continue to love and trust, but I will get out of His way. My manipulation, even though it is for a good end, is not effective. I must take my hands off, trust Him, and then when the prayers are answered, He will get the glory . . . . not me. This is why we study, listen to great sermons, and read His Word: study transforms us into what God desires. It forces us to look at ourselves and allow Him to change us from the inside out. I am grateful for God, my Father, who hasn't given up on changing me into the woman I can be for His glory. I implore you today to look at the places in your life where you are trying desperately to control what only God can manage. Give those places to Him, trust His promises, and let go. Let Him be the God of the impossible. The end result will be amazing, and we will all stand in awe.