Under Control

I don’t always feel in control of my circumstances. In fact there are things that have happened to me recently in which I feel a bit helpless. I firmly believe that the Lord will lead me and direct me through these crazy and unchartered waters. He always has and always will. I believe that I can depend on Him. He not only promised He would be with me – He has a history of doing just that. The people of Judah and Israel were being held captive, but the Lord assured them of His Presence and His help. Check this out…

 

 

15 “He made the earth by his power;

    he founded the world by his wisdom

    and stretched out the heavens by his understanding.

16 When he thunders, the waters in the heavens roar;

    he makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth.

He sends lightning with the rain

    and brings out the wind from his storehouses.

17 “Everyone is senseless and without knowledge;

    every goldsmith is shamed by his idols.

The images he makes are a fraud;

    they have no breath in them.

18 They are worthless, the objects of mockery;

    when their judgment comes, they will perish.

19 He who is the Portion of Jacob is not like these,

    for he is the Maker of all things,

including the people of his inheritance—

    the Lord Almighty is his name. (Jeremiah 51:15-19 NIV)

 

When my life appears totally out of control, it is never out of His control. I have learned that whatever circumstance I face, He will help direct my path through it.

 

There are many times I’ve felt that the Lord had way too much confidence in me and in my strength of spirit. I’m sometimes tired and weary of working and pushing through the struggle, but He’s NEVER tired or weary. He has strength and provides strength that I can’t fathom or understand to make it through. I really struggle trying to explain, but I just know for a fact that He’s with me through whatever I face – good or bad. I needed to hear this today.

 

Pressing On!

Dwayne