Letting God do the rest!

How often do we ask God to do something, then try to do it ourselves? We ask God to sort out a situation and then lie awake worring about it & trying to figure out how God should fix it!

When we worry, we're saying that God isn't big enough to solve our problems & we don't trust him to do it. Tim Keller says 'Worry is not believing God will get it right'

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7

We know that God hears and answers prayer, but for some reason we think he needs our help. We need to feel in control of the situation and have all the answers. But God doesn't work like that - He asks us to hand over the controls and trust him.

I read something the other day, that said something like, worry doesn't change tomorrow, it just steals from today! Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? Matthew 6:27

I haven't exactly made a new discovery here, but this has finally started to sink in for me recently! Whilst appearing apparently calm on the outside (to all but close family & friends!) I have spent far too much time worrying & being a bit of a control freak.

I've realised that my worrying doesn't change my circumstances, I need to hand them over to God and trust him to change them (or change me!). This includes trusting God with my children, realising that he will do a better job of looking after them, than I ever will!

Choosing not to worry is a daily (or hourly!) decision, because just when I think I have this sussed, I realise I'm feeling anxious about something else!

 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts... Colossions 3:15