Good Morning!! When our grand-daughter, Jakylie, was four-years-old, and was having trouble with the zipper on her jacket, she asked me to help. When I tried, she kept her hands on the zipper so that I couldn't really see, or do anything with it. I'm not sure if she thought I would think less of her, or maybe she was afraid that I would think she had broken the zipper,...and that she'd be in trouble. Maybe she didn't want me to do it for her,...just to help, so she could feel that she was still in control.
When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears, and rescues them from all their troubles.—Psalm 34:17 (NRSV)
"If you want me to help you," I said, "you've got to let go of it." As the words left my mouth, I realized that we often treat God the same way the grand baby was treating me. We ask for help but then refuse to let go of the situation. Maybe we're afraid that God will blame us and be angry, especially if we have made poor decisions that got us into the situation. Or maybe we're just afraid to not be in control.
Sometimes we just need to get our hands off, and out of things,
...and allow God to do what He does.
Dear God, help us to trust You with all our problems. Amen.
"Ignoring problems instead of fixing them is tempting and easy,
...but easy never gets the job done."
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