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I Am Not in Control

by Michael Edwards 
02/28/24
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I am not in control. How does that statement make you feel?

Do you know anyone who you might call a control freak? Maybe you? Are they free and happy as Christ wants us to be, or do they lean more towards unhappy and stressed? Realizing and admitting we are not in control might be one of the most powerful things we can do. It is an admission of truth, a confession. I am not in control.

The truth is, we are not God. He is in control, and we were never meant to carry the burden of trying to control everything in our lives. That is God’s job, His burden that He wants us to relinquish to him. All the worry, fear and doubt we can muster up will never help us. He wants us to have faith and to trust in His promises to save us eternally and to take care of us until we leave this fallen world. He is in control, and we are not. As we accept this truth and simply trust Him like a little child, we begin to enter the Kingdom of God, while we are still in this world. The greater our faith and trust, the greater our peace in all circumstances.

But Jesus called the children to Him and said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Truly I tell you, anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.” Luke 18:16-17 BSB

I am not in control. How about you?

Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. Pro 3:5-6 BSB

And God put everything under His (Jesus) feet and made Him head over everything for the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all. Eph 1:22-23 BSB

Let us let go and let God be God. In His peace is His power.

Many new Covenant Bible Studies HERE. Jesus poured out His blood for the New Covenant of grace and truth, replacing the Old Covenant law of Moses. Believers are exclusively under the New Covenant, the last will and testament of Jesus that began after the cross. 

And in the same way He took the cup after they had eaten, saying, "This cup which is poured out for you is the new covenant in My blood.” Luke 22:20