I was in a funk this afternoon and I couldn’t figure out why. Then I realized that it was due to the weather forecast of all things. Highs are predicted to touch triple digits on a couple days, including 100 degrees on Friday, the day of our outdoor party for our local Truth@Work members and their spouses. A couple of posts ago, I explained how God is trying to get me to relinquish control of things and trust Him. Well, apparently I have a ways to go in this area.

You see, I would like things to be great in all ways for our members at our party. I want everyone to have a great time and I certainly don’t want anything to happen which might dampen the atmosphere. 100 degree temperatures is not what I would order. So there I stewed, feeling sorry for myself. What makes this even more incredulous is that my morning went great as we had an incredible Truth@Work roundtable meeting today in which God did some awesome things. And yet, I’m embarrassed to say, there I was moping around. Silly, isn’t it?

As I was conversing with God about this, it occurred to me that this was, again, all about control. I was bummed because the weather forecast was not what I wanted. When I got honest with God I painfully became aware that the only reason I was not happy was because I had not relinquished control of this event to God. I was acting as if I could control the outcome when all He wants me to do is do my best and leave the outcome to Him. So after a painful couple of hours I finally did that. Once I did, I knew that He was going to work everything out and I experienced much more peace.

To quote Joyce Meyer, “I am not where I want to be but thank God I’m not where I used to be!”

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
Romans 8:28