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Published: 01 September 2014

I like to be in control - or at least be able to think I have some amount of control over various aspects of my life.

However, traffic does not adhere to my schedule. Dogs soil the carpet when I’m on the way out the door. Projects are put on hold by committees that do not decide in the same timeframe as I would.

Yes, from time to time, I am reminded that only God is in control. And as frustrating as that can be, I wouldn’t want it any other way.

With God in the driver’s seat, I can be free of worry from things I cannot control. I can trust a greater plan than my limited perspective can design. I can rest in peace knowing that “God’s got this.” He goes behind and before me.

“As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds his people both now and forevermore.” (Psalm 125:2) Surround us, Lord! Take the driver’s seat! And thanks for the promise-filled reminder that YOU are in control.

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Published: 26 August 2014

Yesterday, a verse that I have heard often since my youth came to mind. 

Philippians 4:12 “I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.”

Desire and want can be overwhelming.  They can possess a person and take over their state of mind. 

Learning to live with a desire and want can bring liberation to the holistic body.  The secret is Christ.  Learning to live and breathe and walk and be carried as we follow his example. 

Recently, I was asked how I was going to live with a situation in my life that will most likely never change.  I think the answer is found in this verse.  I will learn to be content.  I will learn not seek to satisfy that desire outside of my relationship with God.  He will supply all my needs in Christ and continue to use me as blessing for those around me as I live “content in any and every situation.”