trust issues

Daily I struggle with allowing God to do His work. I always want to do it instead. The Bible says we are at war with our flesh. Our minds want to serve God but our flesh works against us. It's our sin nature, a continual fight. But once I've heard it called the beautiful fight, a fight worth fighting.

Sometimes I do everything on my own and leave little to no room for God in my life: my jobs, my relationships, my finances, etc. Then there are other times I back off and do nothing. Neither avenue works. I just find myself lost with no direction.

As a child I loved the image of God as the Potter and me as the clay. He wants to create a beautiful vessel, a masterpiece, in you. It is important to remember that He has a plan and is doing a work in our lives. It's difficult at times to be that malleable clay that is required. You can't work with clay once it's become hardened and stubborn. Too often we become unusable just like the hardened clay. We try to create ourselves and just end up like an ashtray made in summer camp for only a grandmother to love, or sometimes worse. 

We need to recognize our weaknesses and frailty. Our flesh is like a woman in the middle of a shoe and chocolate sale (one day that will happen simultaneously and I'll be doomed). Our flesh wants us to fail. The great news is God is strong and He will give us the strength to fight our desire for control.

It comes down to a trust issue. Do you trust God to mold you and shape you? Or do you become stubborn and want to do it on your own? If you aren't allowing God then you are preventing Him. There's no in between. Let Him finish the work He's doing in and through you. Trust Him that He knows best.




Give Me Faith by Elevation Worship.

I need You to soften my heart
To break me apart
I need You to open my eyes
To see that You're shaping my life
All I am 
I surrender
Give me faith to trust what You say
That You're good and Your love is great
I'm broken inside, I give You my life
I may be weak
Your Spirit's strong in me
My flesh may fail
My God you never will.