Right now I am asking lots of questions about circumstances in my life. A few nights ago (March 12th) I was driving and I ran into a man on a bicycle. So many emotions and thoughts ran through my head as I got out of the vehicle and saw the police officer radioing for help. My life is going to change drastically, I thought, I need Your help right now Lord! as I prayed for the man I had just struck.
So many questions arose. What happened to the guy? Is he okay? Will I be determined to be at fault? Will I get sued? What could I get sued for? Should I go to the hospital to find him? How long will I have to wait to find out all these answers?
Fear of the unknown when you have to wait can be crippling. It can hold you down. But the perfect love of God casts out all fears and frees us, enables us, helps us to live on in the midst of the giants we face. As I was driving today, an often used phrase came over the airwaves of the radio on Air1 as I started to think about the accident. “Be still and know that I am God...” It caught me off guard, but I knew it was for me at that moment.
The truth is, I can’t really do anything to help the situation at this point. I can wonder and worry about it all I want, but it won’t really help. All I can do is pray and give the situation to God, give Him control, and trust in His promise that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him. In the midst of this giant that I face, I need to surrender in order to know that God is in control as the Master of the Universe, because I can only do so much. I need to let God be God in this situation.
Lord, I give You control of this situation. Take it all away from me. I trust that You know what You are doing and You are in control. There is nothing more that I can do, except to give this to You and trust in Your love. Amen.
Psalm 46:1-2, 7, 10a, 11 “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea... The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress... ‘Be still and know that I am God’... The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.”
