TIDBIT OF TRUST

Have you thanked Him?

Have you praised Him?

Have you made it your priority to agree and cooperate with Him today?

Have you taken that deep breath and listened for what He has for you today?

1 Timothy 2:1 (The Message)

^1-3The first thing I want you to do is pray. Pray every way you know how, for everyone you know.

Yesterday was the first of what I think will be a string of upcoming Tuesday’s at the REFUGE Induction Center. I won’t go into who or what the REFUGE is, you folks know them. (http://www.mensliveschanged.org/). But rarely do I walk away from a Tuesday up there in Grove City without taking away a little nugget of truth. I think I am going to start calling them Tommy Thompson’s Tidbits of Truth. (What do you think Tom? I know a little too cheesy.)

But yesterday’s “tidbit” dealt with something that I have been struggling with and something that many of the folks I intercect are struggling with.

“Letting GOD have it”. In other words, “Stop trying to control everything!”

We flippantly pray to GOD and say “Thy WILL be done” only to set the terms and conditions for GOD, give Him the list of procedures in order to accomplish our tasks as well as let Him know how HIS “WILL” for us will be measured.

That is nutty isn’t it?

Truth is, while we are often miserable due to things being out of our control; things like the opinions of others, the responses of others, the decisions of others, we grunt and strain to bring them into alignment or into our frame of control.

How silly. GOD is in control. GOD has ultimate say on all matters. Why can’t we allow Him to have it? Why not let Him have it? Why not let Him lead and direct our path?

Proverbs 3:5-6

Trust the Lord with all your heart, and don’t depend on your own understanding. Remember the Lord in all you do, and he will give you success.

To me that sounds like He can be trusted with those things we can’t seem to getting into frame or under control. That sounds like things will be more successful if we do doesn’t it?

But boy oh boy we don’t like giving up the reigns. We make excuses; we rationalize our decisions that clearly supersede good counsel or GODLY teaching. We fake ourselves out into saying we are surrendering to the WILL of GOD when all the while we are just justifying what we want by lacing it with some convenient “Jesus talk”. Come on admit it!

I will!

Maybe today is as good as any to ask ourselves the tough question.

WHO DO YOU TRUST? Yourself or GOD?

GOD is alive and well and intimately invested in us. He even placed a 24/7 helper and advocate to keep things under control if we will let Him.

John 14:26

The Helper is the Holy Spirit. The Father will send Him in My place. He will teach you everything and help you remember everything I have told you.

Why not TRUST HIM?

God is truth and He is always faithful has all power and is in control of every situation. We can't say that about others can we?

Job 12:10

In his hand is the life of every living thing and the breath of all mankind.

Why NOT LET HIM HAVE control then?

Bottom line: God can be trusted; we can't.

How about we give up the fantasy that we are “in control”; that we can manipulate this world we are navigating and instead take that Proverbs 3 tact to heart. Let’s rely upon GOD for everything.

Psalm 19:7

The revelation of God is whole and pulls our lives together.

The signposts of God are clear and point out the right road.

The life-maps of God are right, showing the way to joy.

The directions of God are plain and easy on the eyes.

God’s reputation is twenty-four-carat gold, with a lifetime guarantee.

The decisions of God are accurate down to the nth degree.

Why not trust Him?

I love you all!

Freedom Church

Pastor GDelaney