One Day at a Time
Recently, I was undergoing a huge struggle in my life. It felt like everything was falling out of place in a moment. I felt like a child grasping to balance my block tower as it came crashing to the ground. It seemed like some blocks managed to be saved, but so much of my life has been lost.
I turned to prayer, and this helped immensely. I remembered that I’m only responsible for each day. I don’t control the future – God does. I need to leave the details in His capable hands.
The thing is, we live in a sinful world. Not everything is going to fit together perfectly. I might want to try to force it like a puzzle piece in a jigsaw puzzle, but if the piece doesn’t fit, it doesn’t fit. Instead, of overreacting – and most dangerously, overthinking – I need to learn to let God be God.
We cannot control everything, and that is why it is important to hold everything very loosely in our hands. Perhaps the hardest thing for me to do is be flexible to change. However, change is often very necessary to grow us as people of God.
I can’t control the future, but God can. This is something to celebrate! :)
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?” Matthew 6:25-26
In my current state, everything looks like a complete mess. However, I serve an amazing God. Have you ever been in a season in your life where you wondered how you were going to make it through? It’s when we look back on these times that we see God accomplish great things. He is working in you and I to have better futures.
I guess there is not much more to say than that. I hope this gives you encouragement in the trial you face. We are all learning in this life together. May we remember the sparrows. God knows what we need before we even ask. May we give Him our burdens in exchange for His peace. ♡