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power to control the uncontrollable…
Matthew 15:32
Jesus
called his disciples to him and said, "I have compassion for these people;
they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want
to send them away hungry, or they may collapse on the way." (NIV)
We do not have a
problem dealing with what we can control in our life. Some persons are able to
control nearly every minute of every day. However, there are other persons who
are able to control very little in their life. Most of us are somewhere in
between. In every person’s life, in your life, there may be now and will
definitely be in the future times when you must find the power to control the
uncontrollable. We cannot always control our health, our pain, our
relationships, our jobs, our world, and all the other parts of our life. When we
face the uncontrollable we need to find the power to respond in a positive and
constructive way. If there is a practical use, speaking in more secular terms,
for a faith in God, then finding the power to control the uncontrollable is a
primary use of faith in God. When we face matters we cannot control, it is our
faith and love for God, along with His love for us, that helps control
uncontrollable circumstances. You may be in a circumstance where you are
starving, but you can control how you act and how you behave. You may not be
able to control where you are in your body, but you can control where you put
your heart and mind. When you cannot control where you are in your body, you can
put your heart and mind in the palm of Christ’s nail-scared hand. In His hand
full of love and grace, you find the power to deal with, survive, and even
flourish when darkness comes. When you put your life in Christ’s hand, He will
feed you and take care of you. You may not be able to control factors in your
environment, but you can control how you respond to those factors with
Christ’s help and guidance. You may not be able to control what others do
around you, but you can control how you respond to others by always loving them,
caring for them, and showing them understanding. In the face of the
uncontrollable, we can all love, forgive, and give more away then we were given.
In the last analysis, when we all do God’s will, uncontrollable circumstances
begin to lose their power, and we become winners over insurmountable odds. |
