Day 16--Trust issues?

'Blessed is anyone who trusts in Yahweh, with Yahweh to rely on.'

JEREMIAH 17:7

Do you trust the Lord and His plan? Do you completely surrender yourself to His will? Are you filled with anxiety about the present and the future? Do you feel angry or frustrated when life seems to get out of your control? I don't blame you--me too!!

I am a control freak and I always want for my plans to work to perfection. This was my main problem with God for years!! But, you know, when things were just not going my way, when nothing was working anymore, I found myself needing to just give up what was left of my life to God. I literally gave up: I was so tired of fighting and of being angry about life not going like I wanted it to.

And you know what happened? I said, "fine, God! FINE! I can't do this anymore. Here I am, take me, with whatever I have left". And He did. Things started to change from that day. It turned out that it wasn't that whatever I wanted was bad, but that I wanted to achieve it through my own merits. I was arrogant and proud, I wanted to be master of my own life.

But when I surrendered to God, then He gave me what I wanted and more! Even things I didn't know I needed. Because He truly knows our hearts. So, rely on God. Trust in Jesus. He will not let you down.

SONG--AUDREY ASAD: HELP MY UNBELIEF