Letting Go and Trusting God
Posted: Thursday, April 15, 2010
by Marijo Phelps
I often wonder why it is sometimes so difficult to let go and trust God. What is it within me that can’t quit hugging myself and reach out to Him who created me in trust? How difficult should it be to put all my faith even in a moment in Him who created the universe and put the very stars in place? Jesus who has a plan for my life, a plan for good and not for harm, a plan to have me prosper in His economy of prosperity. OK, maybe I can quit clutching and grabbing at myself, prying my fingers off my arms to try to reach out to my creator. When I look at it that way it becomes a “no brainer".
Is My arm so short it cannot reach? Have I not said and shall I not perform?
I lay things on your heart for encouragement and direction, not to create fear or tension.
Know that El Shaddi is present and a very comforting presence. Know I AM opening and I shall close those doors behind, soon and very soon.
You've been tested. I AM is your escape. Rest against my breast and under my wings. Selah.
It is not Santa Claus but the God of heaven and earth at work on your behalf. Rest daughter, rest in Jesus.
In Isaiah 59:1 we are encouraged that His arm is not too short to save nor is His ear to dull to hear. Isaiah 50:2 God asks why when he came there was no one and when he called no one answered. This is hitting a bit too close to home here but I guess that’s what is meant by scripture being active and sharper than any two edged sword. I think it just hit me. Then the verse asks again if his arm was too short to ransom the reader. Or does he lack strength to rescue. He then reminds the reader, and this writer, that his rebuke dries up the sea, he turns rivers into a desert and their fish rot form lack of water and die of thirst. Yes, this is a very convincing word picture, isn’t it?
I know I am pretty puny. Why do I even entertain the thought that I can “make it all better by myself"? Why am I ever that stumbling toddler hanging tightly to my own arms wrapped around my body rather that lifting my hands and arms to Him who longs to hold and help me?
Prayer: Dear Jesus, we know from rescues over and over that your arm is not too short. We lean on those arms today and trust you to become huge in the face of our request and needs. Help us to trust and realize more and more your greatness on our behalf! AMEN
PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING PIECE WRITTEN THAT FOLLOWS UP ON THIS ONE!
http://worldwidebiblestudies.org/Study577892-Boulders-In-The-Backpack.htm
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Marijo Phelps,saved by Jesus grace in 1974, from 9 years atheism into His loving arms. She is wanting to spread the good news about His redemptive plan for our lives through written media. Her name is pronounced Mary Jo. She was an RN for 23+ years, missionary with YWAM,statistical analyst for Every Home for Christ 9 years. Her first poem published when she was four years old. (her mom had much to do with that!) She has been writing ever since.
Her new blog can be found: http://myincrediblelord.blogspot.com
Her new blog can be found: http://myincrediblelord.blogspot.com
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More commentsI enjoyed the articlethanks Dennis for reading and your comments.
I enjoyed this article tremendously, because I am also religious and it was very enlightening.Thanks so much and welcome to Searchwarp Vidal!
Marijo,Really a nice article here. It has made me ponder about my life, and the fact that I often rely too much on myself, and fail to remember He wishes to help me if I only ask Him. Thank you for sharing.We all have to get over that "I can do it myself!" attitude of - well, the toddler that I write about so many times and find myself resembling too often....
I need to get better at giving it all to God. I have my moments. Good article Marijo.Thanks Brianna - I think you just expressed the cry of my heart too! Lugging around backpacks with bounders that we don't have to lug... hum... another article coming up! Thanks for your commets and reading this one!
Good article Marijo! I especially liked “What is it within me that can’t quit hugging myself.”If you are sincere in finding out, the deeper aspects of the Abrahamic religions (Kabbalah - Judaism, Supernatural ecstasy - Catholicism, and Sufism - Islam) are disciplines involving meditation practice in order to understand and transcend “self,” for the exact reason you state above; ego blinds us to God, or in non-religious terms, absolute freedom from “self,” which is the root cause of all our stress and sins.While self is dominant, there will be no real merging with God, only a mental illusion and intellectual response, not a spiritual one felt in the heart, because there is never enough room in the heart for both your “self” and God.These deeper practices acknowledged the fallacy of laying back waiting for God to infuse His wisdom without any effort on our part, kind of like welfare. There has to a be a proactive effort, if only to prove to God that we prefer His company instead of our friends and relatives. Practice takes interior mental effort, not just reading and talking!The Eastern religions home in on just this aspect of understanding and transcending self, and therefore are quite compatible with the Abrahamic religions, at least the deeper aspects if not the social side that insists “My” (ego) religion is superior!Just my two cents worth :)Best…..eWell, E. Raymond - we get to agree to disagree on this... I have a history in Eastern religions and philosophies and also many units taken in psychology and I always found myself coming up short on true answers. It was after professing to be an atheist for 9 years that I finally came to the Lord Jesus Christ - my life nor I have been the same since. Nothing else filled that God shaped void deep in the heart of me - only My Lord and God, Jesus Christ. Thank you for coming and reading and sharing your comments - I appreciate that!
Marijo,Thank you for your ever present transparency. As the Scriptures say, the heart is deceitfully wicked who can know it? It is far easier to trust in self, to fool ourselves into thinking we know what is best for us. You and I both know after searching after "truth" in many other religions and crafts, we know that though many promise peace and have wonderful thoughts on how to live life, none of them offered freedom from our sin. And this is the bottom line, isn't it. Jesus didn't just offer a "good" way to live life, He offered freedom from the sin inside that no amount of religious activity and outward behavior can deliver us from. When we remember this, then and only then is it easy to quit hugging ourselves and reach up to the hands of the Father who is waiting with open arms. Thank you for sharing - stay strong and unwavering. You are making a difference girl!You summed it all up so beautifully! Thanks, Teresa. All else is emptiness after you have supped with our Lord. Believe me, I know because I dabbled in so much before turning to Him!
Its amazing on how so many people live to controlYet in life you learn that you can control very little - not even yourselfYet these people go to the gates of insanity and addictions demanding to control other people and their livesThanks for coming by Terry - appreciate your comments.
Marijo,Very enlightening article,as for not trusting God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. It is our nature as human beings not to thrust any body, and "we think" we can solve all our problems, with any help specially from up above. But the true of the matter is, we always need help regardless of what we think.Thank you,Interesting that when we praise we lift our arms up and that is also the sign for surrender and how a toddler responds to "daddy" Thanks Jose! Appreciate you and Kim much!
You write so beautifully and with such resolve. Love the way you structured this article and ended with a short prayer.I have many "pages" that could eventually become a devotional book with one page a day (yep,I probably have more than 365 by now) Thanks so much for your encouragement!
PRAISE GOD! THANK YOU JESUS!
MAY YOU WALK IN FAITH WITH THE LORD.
GOD BLESS YOU SISTERthanks for coming by and your comments!
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