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Faith vs. Control
'IF YOU GIVE UP YOUR LIFE FOR ME, YOU WILL SAVE IT.' LUKE 9:24
When you obsess over problems instead of looking to God for solutions, the enemy will magnify your fears. If he can't get you to worry about the present he'll try to get you to worry about everything that could go wrong in the future!
The last time you checked, wasn't God still bigger than any terrorist attack, world war, financial disaster, illness, accusation or mess you found yourself in? Well, He hasn't changed! David said, 'He won't go to sleep...The Lord is...at your right side' [He] will...keep you safe...wherever you go' (Psalm 121:3-8 CEV); plus His angels are watching over you 24/7. How cool is that?! It all comes down to faith vs. control. You can struggle to handle things on your own or trust your Heavenly Father.
That's the choice! It's not about 'blind faith' or wishing that something good would happen. It's about believing that God is who He says He is and that if you trust Him you won't be let down. It's an issue you need to settle in your mind once and for all because if you don't believe He wants only the best for you, you'll keep trying to run the show.
Control isn't responsibility. Responsibility is doing your part by praying, obeying and trusting God. Control is manipulating the circumstances to try and get the outcome you want. Jesus knows that we think we know what's best for our lives, so He said, 'If you want to save your life, you will destroy it. But if you give [it] up...for me, you will save it' (Luke 9:24 CEV). Bottom line; you either trust God or you don't!
written by Bob Gass
'IF YOU GIVE UP YOUR LIFE FOR ME, YOU WILL SAVE IT.' LUKE 9:24
When you obsess over problems instead of looking to God for solutions, the enemy will magnify your fears. If he can't get you to worry about the present he'll try to get you to worry about everything that could go wrong in the future!
The last time you checked, wasn't God still bigger than any terrorist attack, world war, financial disaster, illness, accusation or mess you found yourself in? Well, He hasn't changed! David said, 'He won't go to sleep...The Lord is...at your right side' [He] will...keep you safe...wherever you go' (Psalm 121:3-8 CEV); plus His angels are watching over you 24/7. How cool is that?! It all comes down to faith vs. control. You can struggle to handle things on your own or trust your Heavenly Father.
That's the choice! It's not about 'blind faith' or wishing that something good would happen. It's about believing that God is who He says He is and that if you trust Him you won't be let down. It's an issue you need to settle in your mind once and for all because if you don't believe He wants only the best for you, you'll keep trying to run the show.
Control isn't responsibility. Responsibility is doing your part by praying, obeying and trusting God. Control is manipulating the circumstances to try and get the outcome you want. Jesus knows that we think we know what's best for our lives, so He said, 'If you want to save your life, you will destroy it. But if you give [it] up...for me, you will save it' (Luke 9:24 CEV). Bottom line; you either trust God or you don't!
written by Bob Gass
