Thoughts on losing control
The answer to “losing control” — or the complex problem many Americans deal with that we call control issues — might not be a clearer view of ourselves but a clearer picture of God. Maybe our God is not big enough? Wait a minute, our theme at First Methodist Church for more than a year is that God Is Big Enough! “How big is God?” is one important question. And an even more important question is, “Is God big enough to trust?” Control issues often come from a failure to trust God.
God is omnipotent: God is all powerful!
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1) “With God all things are possible.” (Matthew 19:26) “For since the creation of the world God’s invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what He has made.” (Roman 1:20)
God is omnipresent: God is everywhere!
“For Jesus himself has said, ‘I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you,’ so that we may confidently say, ‘The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid.’” (Hebrews 13:5-6) “If I go up to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there Your hand will guide me.” (Psalm 139:8-9)
God is omniscient: God is all knowing!
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge God, and He will make your paths straight.” (Proverbs 3: 5-6)
According to the Bible, God is all powerful, all present and all knowing. God is fully capable of being trusted. But there still is the question, “Can we trust God?” The ultimate question of trust then becomes, “Does God love us, does he really love us, does God absolutely love us?” For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16) The proclamation that God loves us is unmistakable and unarguable, and that proclamation is the cross, where the all-powerful, everywhere, all-knowing God chose to give His life as a sacrifice for us. God could speak no more clearly and loudly than the crucifixion of his sinless son for a sinful world. “While we were yet sinners, Christ died for the ungodly,” the Bible says in Romans. “God proves his love toward us” that same book also records!
There is peace and power in trusting God, walking in a restored relationship with a Heavenly Father who deeply desires that the people He created trust the invitation He offers, “Come unto me, all ye who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” OR another way to word the same invitation, “Lose control!”
Category: Weekly Thoughts
