What to write about? It may not seem like much but writing a little blog once a week can sometimes be daunting for me. I have run out of topics. If I write about how grateful I am for the blessings that I have in my life, I feel like I am being boastful like the Pharisees. 

Truly, I do not mean to boast. I often ask myself why I have received such goodness in my life, while others have not. The only answer that I have come up with is this:  I have practiced asking for and accepting God’s grace and mercy in my life. 

Now I am boasting. It has not always been easy for me to do this. I like being in control. I like to know what is in store for me. I like the certainly of knowing how events will turn out. At one time, I thought that there was a human way to guarantee a certain result. Not knowing causes anxiety and discomfort. Acceptance, however, can bring calmness and relief.

When I learned that if I turned my will and life over to a Power Greater Than Myself-to God, my life became easier to manage.  The results were no longer in my control, but I gratefully turned them over to God, who not only loves me unconditionally, but wants only the best for me in every aspect of my life. 

It doesn’t mean that I don’t have to the footwork, I do.  It means that having done the footwork, the preparation, the praying, I let it go into God’s capable hands.  Yes, it requires faith, hope, and love to let go of control and trust that God is there always.  It requires practice.  It’s called the practice of faith for a reason.  It’s not one and done– sorry.

Wow!  I’ve written a blog.  Holy Spirit in the driver’s seat, me as the passenger.  Try it.  Turn your will and your life over to God, who loves you unconditionally; Who wants only the best for you in every aspect of your life. Be patient and watch for the results.

Terri