MORNING MANNA 5-16-23
SURRENDERING CONTROL
Sometimes the biggest struggles we face aren’t in understanding God but trusting Him.
Someone once penned the following words about trusting God’s timing:
Until I learned to trust,
I never learned to pray,
and I did not learn to fully trust
till sorrows came my way.
Until I felt my weakness,
His strength I never knew,
nor dreamed til I was stricken
that He could see me through.
He who drinks deepest of sorrow
drinks deepest too of grace;
He sends the storm so He Himself
can be our hiding place.
His heart that seeks our highest good,
knows well when things annoy;
We would not long for heaven
if earth held only joy.”
Hannah( Read 1 Sam.1:1-7) knew well the need to trust God’s timing.—- Hannah had all she needed materially. But she didn’t have children of her own. As much as she wanted a child, God hadn’t blessed her with one. In fact, she was even taunted because of her bareness.
Hannah held on to the dream of one day being a mother. But as one barren year passed after another, Hannah grieved deeply. Her sense of loss permeated every year of her life, and she shed countless bitter tears.
How often do we respond to suffering like Hannah? We dream, desire, and plan, yet when God providentially hinders our goals, we feel hurt and upset and question God’s love. We want things on our time, at our pace, in our way. And when they don’t come, we often give up hope.
God’s timing is always perfect whether it matches your own plans or not. When you realize that everything that happens to you is working toward your good, you’ll accept God’s answers to your requests, no matter what they are.
The reason so many Christians feel hurt when things don’t go their way is because they haven’t surrendered their will to God. Are you content with how God directs your life, even if you don’t necessarily like the path He has for you? Give Him full control and, like Hannah, lay your requests before Him, content with whatever He has for you. (Copied)
David Stone
Lakeway Baptist Church
5801 FM 1960 E.
Humble, TX. 77346
