Reminder...

This morning I was reading in my devotion about giving it all to God especially in this crazy world that we live in.  Things can seem to get so out of control and we feel like we are just spinning out of control on some ride that we can't get off.

Last night, Randy and I were talking about how we were at Darien Lake a few years ago and we decided that it would be "fun" to ride The Superman Roller Coaster.  We both get motion sick so I don't know what we were thinking!  Well, as soon as I got locked onto that ride and we started making that climb up the VERY steep hill, all I kept thinking was, "I want to get off.   Someone make this stop.  I've made a terrible mistake even getting on here!"  But it was too late.  I thought I was literally going to die going down that first hill.  I am afraid of heights and still not sure why I thought that I could go on this ride.  Anyway, I felt so out of control and sometimes life throws things our way and we just feel so out of control.  I know that I should depend on God for all my needs.  But the truth is that a lot of the times I don't.  I try to do it myself. 

We are trying to sell our house and I feel out of control with the situation.  I know that God has the perfect timing for us and that He will work things out.  It may not be exactly what I had planned or my way but I know in my heart that He has things under control.  Still I can't help having those feelings of impatience or anxiousness creep up into my soul.

Here's a quote from what I read.  I like how she wrote it:

"There are ten bazillion things that compete for our attention and clutter our faith: emotions, materialism, negative thinking, overbooked schedules, doubts, legalism, laziness, self-reliance, our past pains and failures, technology, work, our need to control things, finances, debt, stress,  addictions, discontentment and relationships. And I’m just getting started! This list could go on forever.
 
The Bible instructs us to direct our silly-dizzy days toward God. “Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and he will establish your plans” (Proverbs 16:3, NIV)."


God gives order in our chaotic world.  He gives me peace when things are cluttered and not going my way.    I just have to remind myself of this sometimes!