Control Issues

Proverbs 3:5-7
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
Do not be wise in your own eyes...


If  9/11 showed us anything, it's that control is just an illusion. People in powerful positions entered their offices that fateful day, people for whom others fetched and carried, yes sir-ed and no ma'am-ed... people who felt like they were in control of their world.

Then disaster struck.

Stress comes when we lack choices. When things are happening around us that we can't control we experience a sense of anxiety and fear. We frantically, or possibly methodically, attempt to fix those things which have gone awry. Often it's a fruitless endeavor.

In reality, the only thing you can control is your own faith in God. Your body will betray you, your temper will get away from you, your children will misbehave and your subordinates will defy you. God, in His wisdom, gave us all a free will. Not even He, the maker and creator of everything, attempts to maintain total control.

When life spins in it's own direction, we have to find our center within our Comforter, the Holy Spirit. We have to turn to God and be willing to say "I can't do this on my own." We have to be willing to let go of those things which create chaos inside us, and replace it with the peace that passes all understanding. We have to let Him do His job. Otherwise, we will be so busy trying to do His job, we won't be able to do ours.