As I contemplate the present (after six months on disability, my company is no longer obliged to take me back; a settlement remains unsure; lack of money has become a disturbing issue), and the future (there is little reason to remain in So Cal and a lot of reason to return to Idaho), I am once again reminded that there is much in life that we have little control over.
But much in life is also the result of our choices; we do indeed reap what we sow. I have made some awfully bad decisions over the years, and I have come to realize that far too often I came with them to God well after I had made the choice, looking for Him to somehow bail me out.
This time though, I am making an attempt to bring things to God BEFORE the choice is made. BEFORE I become mired in confusion and despair about how to deal with something I shouldn't have been involved with in the first place. BEFORE I wind up with more weeds to harvest. And wherever He leads, I pray that I will be willing to follow.
Giving our concerns over to God doesn't mean we can just ignore what is going on and we will miraculously be free of having to act. But it does mean acknowledging that the Lord is willing to guide us in the way He would have us go, and whether the path is smooth or rough, He has promised to be with us all the way. And indeed He is there right now, and we would do well to talk everything over with Him, beginning of course at the beginning.
"Be anxious for nothing, 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 minds through Christ Jesus."
-Philippians 4:6,7
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