“Call to me and I will answer you. I’ll tell you marvelous and wondrous things that you could never figure out on your own.” –Jeremiah 33:3
I will never figure this out on my own.
There’s no use mourning it. Being sad or frustrated about one’s inability to completely understand and control the universe leads nowhere. Fighting for control yields miserable results. As I often say, “The harder I buck the universe, the harder the universe bucks back.”
I’m slowly (we’re talking years here) becoming resigned to the fact that although I think I have it all figured out sometimes, I will never have it all figured out. I will never know what tomorrow may bring, and no matter how hard I try, there are things that I cannot will to happen. In spite of my desire. In spite of my preparation. In spite of my knowledge. In spite of my skill. There are dreams I have to let go. There are worries I have to let go. There are fears I have to let go.
And I can be thankful for that. Thankful I can let my dreams go. Thankful I can let my worries go. Thankful I can let my fears go. Thankful that I have a relationship with a God who does have it all figured out. Who does know it all. And who reveals to me what I need to know to honor Him in each given moment. I can be thankful that I can turn my concerns over to someone who loves me more than even I love myself. I can surrender it all to someone who has surrendered everything for me. And He will take my dreams. My worries. My fears.
And I do not have to deal with them anymore. I do not have to wrestle with them. I do not have to wonder. I do not have to worry. I do not have to fear.
I have to trust. I simply have to ask, “What now, Lord?” “What would You have me do now?” “Who would You like me to be now?” “What would honor and glorify You now?” And trust that He will answer.
My closing prayer comes from Rick Warren’s Daily Hope from today, which prompted these thoughts.
“Father, You’ve already seen this day that I’m about to experience. Tell me the things that are important today and then help me to focus on them.”
