Choose to place yourself and your circumstances in God’s hands today. Joyce Meyer
I think that Joyce is a pretty smart lady; but today I’m not sure about her quote. I would reword it “Choose to recognize that you and your circumstances are in God’s hands today.” I think we are always in God’s hands. We can try to take control. We can say we will let Him be our co-pilot, but the truth of the matter is that God is in control. Somehow He does it without denying our free will and in spite of the efforts of others to control us and everything in their worlds.
The secure Christian lives in peaceful excitement. He knows He is in God’s hands and enjoys every moment of the ride.
The insecure Christian keeps trying to grab the steering wheel and drive things himself. If the road starts to get bumping He thinks God has forgotten him or is taking him on an unnecessary detour. To be at peace, there must be trust.
The truly insecure Christian tries to drive the bus for everybody else. Not satisfied to be “in control” of his own life, he tries to control everyone else. He is so not enjoying the ride that God planned for him that he doesn’t want anyone else to be at peace either.
If your joy has left town, if you see a conspiracy in everything, if you feel you’re the only one that “gets it,” if you can’t shake the feeling that everything would be fine if you could just be the boss, then maybe it’s time to take a chill pill. You are not God and you just look foolish acting like you are.
Be blessed.
Nick
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