Do you find yourself filled with worry, concern, anxiety, unease, uncertainty, or fear…over what you are facing in life right now…and over what lies ahead for you and your loved ones?
Do you find yourself frustrated and fretting…because you do not know what direction to take in life…or because you do not know what to do in a particular situation…or because there seems to be nothing at all that you can do to resolve a certain problem in your life?
If so, remember these words from the well-known 23rd Psalm: “The Lord is my shepherd“. IF you will LET Him, the Lord WILL be YOUR shepherd. IF you will LET Him, the Lord will take the steering wheel of your life and He WILL take you into all the goodness He has prepared particularly and especially for YOU.
Life becomes so much easier and so much more enjoyable when we surrender our life and our will over to God through Jesus Christ.
And in fact, WHEN you go ahead and LET the Lord Jesus Christ take over in your life and the things that concern you and your loved ones, that is when the Lord can fulfill another of His Psalm 23 promises in your life: “He leadeth me beside the still waters“.
How much would you enjoy the “still waters” of peace, quietness, calmness, and comfort…that comes with knowing that the Lord IS leading you into all the goodness He has particularly and especially prepared for YOU?
Are you ready for the peace and comfort that comes with knowing that God through Jesus Christ is in charge of your life and that He is directing your affairs, conditions, and circumstances?
Consider these Psalm 23 words: “I will fear no evil: for thou art with me.“
Just how comforting would it be to KNOW that the Lord is WITH you?
How much better do you suppose you could face your life’s situations and circumstances if you KNEW that the Lord was with you?
Well, you CAN KNOW that the Lord is with you…simply by surrendering and submitting yourself to the Lord Jesus Christ…by obeying and honoring His Word given to you throughout the Bible.
Now, there is an important point we must understand about the goodness that God has especially prepared for us. MOST of the time, the goodness that the Lord has prepared for us will seem obviously good to us. On rare occasions however, there will be times when the goodness that the Lord has for us will not at all seem like “goodness” to us. It is in these times that we must implicitly, unreservedly, unconditionally, absolutely, and completely trust in the Lord…and time will INFALLIBLY PROVE that God WAS IN FACT being good to us.
When we understand this point…and we KNOW that the Lord is with us…then there really is NOTHING to fear in our life. Rather, there is only excited anticipation as we look forward to the good that God is going to surprise us with.
Having said all of this, there is a catch…
Surrendering…submitting…obeying…honoring…those are words that our rebellious, sin-prone nature does not like.
We want the peace, goodness, and blessings of God…but we want to stay free to do whatever our rebellious, sin-prone nature wants to do.
But, the simple fact of the matter is, you cannot have it both ways!
If you prefer, you can continue holding onto the steering wheel of your life, and suffering through EVEN MORE fear, uncertainty, and frustration.
Maybe you want to loop and struggle for a while longer…maybe you feel it is to your benefit to stay stuck, trapped, and jammed up for a while longer.
You can certainly SUFFER longer if you want to…
You can certainly WAIT LONGER and HOLD YOURSELF AWAY from all the good that God has prepared especially and particularly for you and those you love…
But, do you really want to do that?
Haven’t you had enough suffering and struggling already?
Haven’t you done without real peace and true happiness long enough?
Haven’t you already learned…again and again…that letting your rebellious, sin-prone nature drive is NOT a good way to go through life?
Perhaps the smarter thing to do would be to just stop right now…and have a little talk with Jesus Christ…just you and Him. Invite Him to be your Shepherd. Tell Him that you fully surrender your life, your conditions, your circumstances over to him and His goodness for you. Ask him to take away the fear and to bring peace into your life. Ask him to forgive you of your sins and mistakes. And then, make your way to a Bible-believing, God-honoring, God-worshipping church on Sunday…so that you can gain strength and encouragement by fellowshipping with some of God’s other blessed people.