Often times God is trying to get our attention and we are befuddled with so many of life’s situations . He wants to be involved in every aspect of our life. He is there with us in every situation yet, often times we fail to acknowledge his presence. We go about our busy lives thinking that we are the playmakers, the ones making things happen. How foolishly do we depend on ourselves in every situation. How foolishly do we allow ourselves to worry about situations we don’t have the power to change. Day in and day out we burn the candle at both ends. From the time our feet hit the ground to the time we crawl back into our beds at night, we are busy with obligations and expectations. We sometimes barely have time for a “God is great, God is good, let us thank him for our food” prayer, let alone anything else. Managing expectations and obligations as best we can. Family on our minds, our jobs in our hand and tiredness at our feet, with a little bit of me time sprinkled in like leftovers.
Sound familiar? Well I can tell you, you are not alone. God is never going to go past you inviting him in. Have you ever seen a child try so hard at something and you say to them, “let me help you” and they refuse and they continue to struggle, and struggle, almost like a dog chasing their tail? You want to help them so bad, but they are determined to do it themselves. Now I am not saying that determination is a bad thing. I am saying when they struggle and frustrate themselves so much that if they would have let you help them, you could have eased that frustration. They would have accomplished whatever they were trying to do by now. If only they would have let you in. So you say “okay” and you let them do it their way. Much like when you have come to the end of yourself. When you fumble every expectation you had for yourself, your future and anything anyone else expected of you. When perfect isn’t perfect anymore. When work be “working,” when the bills are “billing,” and the math ain’t “mathing.” When everything starts to close in. You start to feel that nervous, anxious, lump in the throat feeling. You start to realize “I don’t have this under control, I can’t control any of this.” And when you can’t take it anymore, you suddenly remember, you have a life line. “Lord where are you?” Then your stomach becomes uneasy, and your whole face hurts and you suddenly realize you’ve been in a season of “YOU!” Your strength, your ability, your focus, your everything. Then you do the smartest thing you could ever do. You either look up from the floor, or you pull your head out of your hands and you look toward the sky and say “Okay God, you have my attention, now what?”
And just like the gentleman father he says “now it’s time to rest.” All this time, he’s been waiting for you to invite him in. He has been there all along, waiting to jump in like double dutch. He’s the best life coach there is and he has extended hours. His recipe for success is time with him. Time to get to show you how magnificent he is. How his yoke is easy and his burden is light. How he can transform every area of your life. How he and only he, can bring about change. And truly give you rest and peace. Let God in to every area of your life. You will see life is better with him in control.
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