I Will Hold Tight to the Hand of Him

A really good friend pointed something out to me last night. Why do I worry? It is because I have to have control and I am not allowing God to have that control. I think that if I am worrying, my defenses are up and I can stop (or defend) myself from anything. My friend sort of laughed at this, and asked me if I really thought that I could outsmart God. Thats all that I am trying to do! I am trying to outsmart Him by controlling what happens. No human could ever possibly do this! Why do I think that I am so smart? Why do I think that I am so much bigger and better than God? After talking with my friend last night, my defenses went down, the fear was extinguished, and I was finally able to have normal sleep. It is amazing what happens when we allow God to have complete control of our fears. God is the ultimate protection. My friend also shared a passage with me, and one of the verses really stuck out to me. "God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble." Psalm 46:1. When we are scared or terrified, God can be our strength and our ultimate hiding place. He is much better than any bed we can hide under. He is the ultimate light in the darkness. Anything that we try to substitute Him with, is not even half as good.