Sunday, April 20, 2008
Let Go
Today my pastor's sermon I think was for me. It was from Mark 8...the passage where Jesus calls His disciples to die to self and live for God. The sermon was entitled "Playing God", and wow have I tried to do that in areas of my life. He talked about how our sin nature forces us to "hang on" to things to tightly and desire to control certain areas of our lives. We do this out of fear. We are worried about what might happen if we really turn this little part of our lives over to God. Maybe we wont get the "things" we have always wanted; maybe our life wont be all the WE think it should be.
As he was speaking, it was God uttering the words! Don't get me worng, I want to live for God...it is the only way to live. It is just small things that I often hang onto because I want some control. But the tighter we hold on, the more we squeeze the life out of ourselves. I have so many dreams, so many things that I want to achieve, but the more I seek these things, the more I waste of my own life. It takes giving up everything and letting God take control that brings real life.
Maybe I'm not the only one who struggles with this, in fact, I bet I'm not. If you find yourself in this position let me remind you of this; we were made for God's glory, and if we are seeking our own, how will we ever reach our potential as God's creation?
Real freedom is not being your own master; that is way too frustrating...Real freedom is letting God be your master and living for Him alone. Let Him take care of the details, and then you will really know what it means to live. It all comes down to one simple question...are we willing to let go?
As he was speaking, it was God uttering the words! Don't get me worng, I want to live for God...it is the only way to live. It is just small things that I often hang onto because I want some control. But the tighter we hold on, the more we squeeze the life out of ourselves. I have so many dreams, so many things that I want to achieve, but the more I seek these things, the more I waste of my own life. It takes giving up everything and letting God take control that brings real life.
Maybe I'm not the only one who struggles with this, in fact, I bet I'm not. If you find yourself in this position let me remind you of this; we were made for God's glory, and if we are seeking our own, how will we ever reach our potential as God's creation?
Real freedom is not being your own master; that is way too frustrating...Real freedom is letting God be your master and living for Him alone. Let Him take care of the details, and then you will really know what it means to live. It all comes down to one simple question...are we willing to let go?
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