Revelation...

Had a simple but profound revelation today...

We had talked about giving up our rights and making Jesus Lord of our lives. One of the things that I have struggled with is wanting control, especially with my life. I always want to know what is going to happen, thinking that I know best or that I can plan better. God gave me the picture of a big canvas, and me as a little girl only seeing a corner of it, whereas God saw the whole picture and He was the one with the paint brush. I then thought of Picasso and how if I saw him creating one of His master pieces would I go up to him, take the paint brush, and say "I can do it better"? Or "No, you're doing it wrong". I definitely would not, because I'm not the artist, I'm not the creator. So why do I, why do we, do that to God? Why don't we just let the painter paint and God the creator, create? He is the one painting the master piece that is your life. Trust in Him that He will take your life and turn it into something much more beautiful than you could create or plan on your own.

Proverbs 19:21 "Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand."