Sovereignty of God

I was watching Deal or No Deal last night with my family. We all commented on how emotional people get when money is at stake. It's funny how it seems they pin all their hopes on winning the money, when the alternative is to go home and have everything you had when you went to the show. Your life doesn't get worse, you don't lose anything, life continues, and that's not bad.

My son tried to give me an analogy to help me see their perspective. He said, "What if you worked for a company for 30 years and you had a chance to win a lot of money, which meant you could buy a lot of things, do things, and quit your job? The alternative would be you would have to keep working at the same place."

I said, "Well, since I'm not in control, I would figure if God wanted me to have the money, I would, and if not, I wouldn't. Either way would be fine because God is in control and his will for me is always best, no matter what."

He said, "What if you made decisions that affected God's will for you? What if you chose to do things, that made you not have the money for 10 years?"

Greg said, "It wouldn't matter. God, in the end, would work everything out the way he wants. If our choices make it so that we don't see his will now, eventually it will happen, it will just take longer."

This reminded me of Greg's life. God had a call on his life 20 years ago, but through choices he made, he didn't see that happen as soon as it could have. But God is sovereign, and His will eventually will come to pass. In the meantime, God continues to give life lessons, training, testimonies, and good works to take place in his life. God works everything out for good.

Part of understanding the sovereignty of God is letting go of control. There is great peace in knowing God has his best in mind for you and His will will prevail. We don't need to try and control anything in our life or in others' lives. We just need to let go, let God, and enjoy the ride. Blessings this Friday and throughout your holiday weekend!