Too Small

Once again, the Lord revealed to me how beautiful everything can be if I just trust Him. It was such a glorious moment and I was so excited. Then I started to think about it and immediately my mind went to work. The wheels started to turn, I began to check my mental list of resources, my fingers were flying on the calculator and none of it was adding up. Then I mentally returned to the vision and it was as if I heard angels singing because it is just so perfect.

Everything was going smoothly until I inserted my will. My desire to control the outcome and make sure it turns out exactly the way I want it to has now interrupted my peace and enjoyment of the process, even if only momentarily. The Lord asked me why I always think I have to do things in my own strength. I wear myself out mentally only to return to the place of trusting God to do what He wants to do anyway.

I often remind myself – perhaps not often enough – that His plans for me are good, according to Jeremiah 29:11. That is all I need to know. So I’m placing it all in Your Hands once again Lord. My hands are too small!

 
1 John 3:19-22 (New International Version)

 
¹⁹This then is how we know that we belong to the truth, and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence ²⁰whenever our hearts condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.

 ²¹Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God ²²and receive from him anything we ask, because we obey his commands and do what pleases him.