the first secret of peace…

mary the mother of JESUS was overwhelmed when the angel told her that she was going to be the mother of the SON of GOD.  but she shows us through this time how to handle overwhelming situations in our own lives.

notice what she said when the angel said, “GOD will do this.”  luke 1.38 (nlt),  mary responded, “i am the LORD’s servant.  i am willing to accept whatever HE wants.  [hear the submission, the attitude of surrender: i am willing to accept whatever HE wants.]  may everything you have said come true.”

this is the first secret of peace.  i don’t care what overwhelms you.  the first secret of peace is let go.  let go of control.  let GOD handle it.  mary says, “i’m giving up control.  i yield to GOD.  i surrender to HIS will.  i give it up.”  there’s a word for that.  it’s called faith.  she’s showing faith.  she’s saying, “ok, GOD.  i don’t know how you’re going to do it but i trust you to do it.”  that’s a hard thing to do.

let’s admit it.  in the group that is reading this blog today many of you are control freaks.  you have this innate desire to control everything around you because you know you’d make it better.  if everybody else would just let you rule the world everything would be perfect.  and if everybody in your family would do it your way, your business would do it your way, life would be grand.  so you have this need to control.  and when you look at things that you can’t control or hear of things you can’t control, it just bugs you to no end!  because you have this need to control.

there’s a verse in the bible just for you.  GOD put it there just for you.  it’s proverbs 3.5 (msg), trust GOD from the bottom of your heart.  don’t try to figure out everything on your own.  does that sound familiar?  i don’t have to figure everything out.  that’s one of the most important lessons in life.  i don’t have to figure everything out.  in fact if you try to figure out GOD you’re going to be severely frustrated because GOD cannot be figured out.  HE’s much bigger than your brain can handle.  and every time you try to figure out why GOD does what HE does you’re going to be disappointed and frustrated because GOD is not figureoutable!  you’ve got to let it go.

just a thought from the front porch…