Recovery Day 11  

Why do we struggle with giving God control when the major things in life are actually outside our control anyway? Things like the day you are born or the day you will die is outside your control. Did you control your waking up today? When you closed your eyes you ceded control to the Most High. Luke 12:26 “If even the smallest things are beyond your control, why are you anxious about the rest?” (NAB) I simply do not give myself to worry and it is not because I do not have my own fair share of problems. But I have chosen to let God be God and just enjoy the ride. Imagine your child quizzing you about how his school fees will be paid. Children do not do that; they simply drop the bill and go off to play because they trust that you will sort it out. So why can’t you trust God to sort you out? 

Come, Take, Learn, and then Find rest for your soul. You and I need to learn to follow Jesus. Jesus lived by priorities and not by pressures. Jesus never did things in a hurry, not even when news reached him about Lazarus’ illness. If you are going to live a stressless life, you have to unlearn all the stress habits you have picked up over the years. You can live as complex as you want or as simply as you want trusting that God will take care of the complexities. It is a choice you have to make. 

Matt. 11:29b “... Learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” (NIV). To help us deal with stress, Jesus did not offer us a lesson in confidence and endurance, or courage and strength, or time management and goal setting, or a lesson in energy efficiency and effectiveness. Jesus offers us a lesson on gentleness and humility. The greatest stressors of life come from pride and aggression. And the antidote is gentleness and humility! When you go the way of Christ, the way of humility and gentleness, you will find rest. It is a misnomer to be in Christ and be in crisis. 

Thought: Are you open to the Holy Spirit’s class on gentleness and humility? 

Prayer: Precious Holy Spirit, I open my life to You, teach me how to be gentle and humble and fill me with endless energy, in Jesus Name. Amen!