Not Worry, Not Struggle, but Prayer
1/4/09 Inspirations There’s something that needs to be done in my life, and in the night I struggle with an answer that pops up through the muddled surface of my sleepy mind. But I just can’t seem to grab it and pluck it out of hiding – it’s there but illusive and every time I grab for it, it sinks out of sight.
Towards dawn, as the light from the distant sun begins to clear my vision, God’s light also comes into focus. I realize the game of hide-and-seek isn’t at all necessary; that all I need to do is to watch quietly how God handles my struggle. The answer I came so close to, and even the situation that demands the answer, is God’s business.
If God wants something done it will be done, and no amount of worrying and fretting on my part would change that in the least. I not only construct the problem, I also get in the way of the solution – until God smiles on me and reminds me that I don’t have to be in control. I’m much better off with recognizing and accepting God’s control, but if I didn’t have the dark to struggle in I may not appreciate the light when it comes to warm me. In that light I know what I need to do – not worry, not struggle, but pray.
