What happens when we give up control of our lives and let God take over? What happens when we drop everything to walk into the unknown?
Giving up control of our lives and our desires/wants can be hard but it’s mandatory as Christians. God didn’t say I want only half of your life but he said I want it all.
Leaving on the World Race in July I thought I had completely given up control of my life and let God take over. I quit my job, moved back in with my parents and put grad school on hold for another year. I also knew that once I got back from the race that I’d have $0 left in my bank account. However, this past month I caught myself thinking about what will happen when I get home and if I’ll find a job.
This month our ministry consisted of a lot of farming, which is something I enjoyed. But, while farming you get quite a bit of time to think. Time to think about your future. My mind would start to race and I’d already be stuck in my plans for when I got home. My mind was wrapped around the future that I was missing out on the present.
One morning I woke up to the clouds sweeping in through the mountains. I had my quiet time and I could feel God telling me, “Look at where I’ve brought you. This is what happens when you give me control of your life. Nice view? Yea, I created it.” In that moment I realized that I don’t want control of my life. The earthly desires that I thought could satisfy me like success, wealth and power have no lasting effect. No eternal effect. The only thing that can satisfy my soul is knowing the One who created me. God has continually showed me how beautiful it is to let Him have control of my life. He has shown up in enormous ways these past few months. He has just shown me a glimpse of how He wants to use me for His kingdom and I gotta say I want more.
Jeremiah 17:7-8
“But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.”
These past few weeks God has been teaching me to live in the present and forget about the future because He’s already got it under control.
This is how we, as Christians, should live our lives. In complete surrender. Stop holding onto money. It doesn’t last. Success won’t get you anywhere.
I thought I wanted the things of this world until I realized nothing can satisfy me more than a relationship with my Savior.
