I wrote this in a text to a friend of mine who is having a rough time in life, but really it is something that I have been learning in my own life (albeit slowly) for the last year and a half, or if I’m being really honest… My whole life.
“Haha y’know here’s the thing, people always say “god never gives you more than you can handle” and that’s just not true, that implies that you have to take life on the chin with a smile.. The truth is, sometimes God throws crap at you, that is damn near impossible to see yourself getting through, and sometimes it’s not one big thing, but trillions of little things that build.. And the truth is, there’s a reason. Everything is for God’s glory. He wants you to want him, and talk to him, and grow closer to him.. And if that means making your life difficult until you have to depend on him, then in reality, it’s an act of love… He’s saying, you didn’t get the picture with the first 500 things I threw at you, you can’t do this alone, stop trying, you’re not in control, and I will keep throwing crap into your life until you surrender it to me.. I want you to lean on me, you don’t need to lean on yourself. Exodus 14:14 says the lord will fight for you, you need only to be still.. Like all you need for God to help bring you peace, is to stop getting in His was by trying to do everything in your life on your own.”
Hopefully, eventually I’ll be able to keep reminding myself of this, and maintain a consistent pattern of surrender. That’s my truest hope.
