Confining Control

    

     This morning my devotional was about letting go of loved ones, possessions, and control. I am not a parent, so that may be why it is easier to let go of loved ones and allow them to live their lives how they chose (maybe not).  As for possessions I have a few things that I cherish, but all in all they are things. (Books I have learned were the hardest to give up).  Control however seems to get us all at the root. 
    We all feel the need to have control of our lives and things/people in our lives. It is hard to learn how to let go. To do so we must rely solely on God and His love. One day you will wake up and realize that you have true freedom by allowing God to have control. You wake up with great joy and the stresses of the day are not so confining.  The past couple of years have been a real eye opener for me, but I am so happy that I have finally learned that lesson or I may have lived my entire life confined in a box of limited opportunities.  Instead, I have discovered security in not knowing everything, but trusting God to take care of the what needs to be taken care of.  It is one step at a time.  You do not have to give up everything at once, just pray.  God will open your eyes to what needs to be surrendered (what may be becoming idols in your life).
     Right now it seems to be in my face because of my Grandfather. He has always been bigger than life, but now that he is getting older it is hard to allow him to live his life the way he wants because we want to keep him around and have him healthy.  However, if he choses not to then we must allow him some freedom and pray that God either change our idea of how things should be or that God changes Granddaddy's view of his life.

"But Scripture has locked up everything under the control of sin, so that what was promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe."  Galations 3:22