Song: Still in Control by Kirk Franklin
I don’t know about some of you, but I struggle with my faith. So during the week I listen to sermons via podcast. This week I heard something that lit up the whole lighthouse; “the devil is in the details, because details derail your faith”. Never a truer word was spoken.
I like to make analogies for how I feel and what I think so others might relate. So I liken my faith struggles to a tantrum. The first hit of bad news or a trying situation, I’m usually good. I acknowledge that God is in control and nothing catches Him by surprise. But, as the details of this situation becomes clearer or other situations decide this would be a good time to join the bandwagon, I can feel a tantrum building. Literally. I get a tingle at the base of my spine as my back prepares to slip and bow. My feet start thinking of what beat they want to tap out as I flail out the unfairness of my life and why has God forsaken me and boo who and whaa! For real, the whole process.
I’ll confess that I’m getting better, I’m catching myself right at that first tingle now, but it was a rough trip.
Sometimes God gives you a vision but it’s usually the end result. The how you’re going to get there and what you’re going to go through seems to be missing from the revelation. I wonder if Joseph would have been as excited about his dream if God had shown him the details. Or if David would have been as accepting if God would have told him he might feel a bit bipolar at times, specifically during the writing of Psalms.
My point is nothing is a surprise to God. He is already at where we are trying to get to. So the major snags in my life, where my faith is the strongest are just as important but not more important than the barrage of minor situations that truly test what I believe. I constantly have to remind that God stays in control and He’s for me.
He’s got you too