God's Got You!

For I, the Lord your God,
    hold your right hand;
it is I who say to you, “Fear not,
    I am the one who helps you.”

Isaiah 41:13 

 

I have a confession to make:  I have trouble trusting God. Don't get me wrong, I know that nothing is impossible for God. My trouble comes when my heart knows that, until it comes time for me to quit worrying and let God do His job.  You see, I have this nasty habit of expecting God to do things the way I want them done, and He doesn't work like that.  God sees the entirety of everything and has already planned how to make everything fall into place at just the right time and in just the right way.

 

I like Martin Luther!  He bucked the traditional way of thinking and taught truth.  I have learned much from reading his writings.  Yet, I still struggle with letting go and letting God take care of me.  Am I really so arrogant to believe God can't do what He promised? No!  Am I so controlling that I feel this need to tell God how to do His job?  No!  Is my faith so weak at times that I wonder if God really is going to help me? Yes.

 

Daily my prayer has been, "Help my unbelief."  And you know what?  God has put me in situations where the only thing I could do is trust Him.  And guess what? He has proven Himself true every single time, in HIS time.  I admit that I am a stubborn child, slow to learn new ways of living, but God has been patiently working with me to help me learn to let Him deal with the details as I learn to let go.