I a grown man and can take care of myself. I think that sometimes I believe the hype of that sentence a bit too much. I tend to take on things on my own and fall into despair as I realize that I need help.
“1Thus says the LORD: ‘Where is your mother’s certificate of divorce, with which I sent her away? Or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities you were sold, and for your transgressions your mother was sent away. 2Why, when I came, was there no man; why, when I called, was there no one to answer? Is my hand shortened, that it cannot redeem? Or have I no power to deliver? Behold, by my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a desert; their fish stink for lack of water and die of thirst. 3I clothe the heavens with blackness and make sackcloth their covering.’” – Isaiah 50:1-3 (ESV)
Israel acted much like I do as they felt they could do things on their own and turned away from God. They took things on and then turned to others for help in working through things as opposed to turning to God. God was only an ask away and He was certainly there to help.
I find myself working to do things on my own. I presume that I just don’t want to bother God with what I feel are trivial things to deal with. Why should He get involved in something that I should be able to handle on my own. I have said on a number of occasions and believe them to be true that I have work to do. I hear the phrase “let go and let God”, and yet I still believe that I still have responsibility to do the work and make things happen.
But, “let go and let God” does not mean allowing God to do the work for me. It means that I should be asking for God’s help in dealing with whatever is in my life. I have to trust that He will restore my life to the place He wants it to be. In some cases, there is no restoration needed as I am where He wants me, I just need to trust Him to reveal to me why I am there.
I again refer back to the poem “Footprints in the Sand” by Margaret Fishback Powers. God is always with me, sometimes walking with me, and sometimes He carries me. God redeems me when I need Him to and He allows me to grow in those times when I need to grow. But, He is always there for me when I call. I trust that God is there for me and my redemption.
When you come on tough times, are you aware of God’s presence? Are you one that does not want to bother Him with your “trivial” items? Are you able to trust God’s redemption for you?
Trevor's Thoughts 