You Can’t Pray for God’s Will and Refuse to Let Go of Control
I have a confession. Sometimes I give things to God… and then approximately twelve minutes later, I would like them back. 😂 I’ll pray: “Lord, I trust You with this.” And I mean it. Then my brain starts going. Okay, but what if this happens? Maybe I should do this. What if they say that? Should I send another message? Maybe I need a backup plan. Actually Lord, if You could just scoot over for a second, I have some ideas. Anyone else? 😅 Because surrender sounds beautiful until we realize surrender means we don’t get to control the outcome. And that’s where things get uncomfortable. Sometimes I Don’t Want Surrender. I Want God’s Help With My Plan. That sentence convicted me. Because sometimes my prayers sound like surrender… but underneath them I’m really asking: “God, please make everything happen exactly the way I’ve decided would be best.” I bring Him my plan. My timeline. My preferred outcome. My backup outcome. And probably a PowerPoint presentation expla...