I will make a confession to you. One of my favorite foods that I could easily gorge on all day is nuts. Many people love chocolate. Many people love ice cream. There are people who love vegetables! I am not one of those though I wish I were. I love nuts. The problem is that nuts are healthy but also full of fat. Fat packs on calories which of course packs on weight. I realize that though I love nuts, I must limit how many I consume each day.
We all battle things in our lives partly because we have a desperate desire to control. We want to control our families, our jobs, as many of circumstances that we face as possible. This is not necessarily a bad thing. There are limits as to what we can control. I can control how many nuts I eat each day. Sometimes that is not easy but I can do it. There have been circumstances in my life that I could not control. This is where trust is so important. Trust in someone so much greater than ourselves. Believing that the God of the bible is the true and only God. That He had a son named Jesus. That the Holy Spirit is the third person of the trinity. That they are separate and yet three in one. That Jesus died for my sins and yours and if I believe all of this to be true, there is a place for me in His kingdom when my time here is done.
We will all face events in our lives that we cannot control. Isn’t it wonderful to know that we can trust an authority so much greater than ourselves to navigate us to the destiny that our Lord chooses for us to go. Let go of the control. Trust God. Be courageous.