My Beloved Savior, when life feels overbearing and has become a struggle, I know that the best thing to do is let go and let You take control. I am most comfortable when You are the “Master” and I am the “servant”. It’s not as though I cannot run my life … it’s the fact that You can run it better. When troubles come and I grow weary, or I’m torn with guilt and regret … those are the times to let go and let You take over. When circumstances mar my ability to think straight and make good decisions … or fear and worry come into my life swallowing up my hope and leaving me feeling helpless … I’m sure that those are times when I should let go and let You take the lead. When I think I’m strong, circumstances show me I am not. I wonder why I continually struggle with You over who will run my life when I know You can do it better. I’m beginning to see that when I accept the truth … I must let go and let God.
In Your Word, You invite me to bring You my heavy burdens and exchange them for Your yoke which is sweet and Your burden which is light. What You seem to be asking is “Why are you doing the heavy lifting when I said I would do it for you.” I must come to understand that when I let fear and worry paralyze me, I’m shutting You out and rejecting Your power to make impossible things become possible. To replace my weariness, You offer me rest. As a sheep in Your flock, when I follow Your lead, I find safety and rest. When I choose to go my own way, I cannot blame You for the situations in which I find myself. Your desire, when I am stressed, is to lead me to a place of quiet rest where I can be refreshed and renewed. When I rebel against You, I’m rebelling against my best interests. The hard part of life is stopping in my busy day to listen to what You have to say.
When I find myself lacking and have needs that are not being met, I must not forget that You have promised to meet all my needs. When worry and disappointments come to extract their toll on my joy and hope, I need to let go and let You fix what is broken. When I feel alone and excluded, Your light can turn away my darkness. When I am bound in the chains and shackles of worldly influences, fleshly desires and the powers of the Devil to deceive me, I should stop struggling with the problem and ask for Your help in finding a way to escape. I know that when I am at my weakest, You are my strength … when I fail, Your mercy sets me free from guilt … and, when I feel unworthy, Your grace abounds. As I go about my life, I’m beginning to realize that when I let go and let You take over, things turn out so much better. And it’s in Jesus’ name I pray. AMEN!!
Matthew 11:28 Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.