Devotional for July 16th, 2007

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Some days when I sit down to write the devotion, my fingers seem to fly across the keyboard and they still can't keep up with the thoughts that are coming from head. Then there are days like today, when I stumble, erase and re-write because I can't seem to get it right. These are usually the days when God is dealing with me, and I'm trying to avoid what He's trying to tell me. I am trying to write what Paula thinks should be written because writing what God wants would involve opening myself up for scrutiny. And I don't want to do that. A little over a month ago, my youngest child turned 17 years old. I no longer have any babies. And I don't like it. It's not that I don't want them to grow up...ok, scratch that. That is what I'd like: for them to stay little forever, because then I don't have to let go. Letting go is not easy. Regardless of the circumstances. There are many of us that are on the prayer chain that are facing this. For some of us, it's letting go of a child and we just want to turn back the clock, and wish for the days when they were just learning to walk, rather than learning to spread their wings and fly away. For others, it's letting go of a loved one who is facing an illness, that we feel powerless to control. We want to turn back the clock to the days before they were affected, and try to keep it from occuring. Your situation might be a job change, or a move. Perhaps you feel God urging you to take your family to another place of worship, but all of your friends are right there in the pew next to you and you're quite content to stay right there. We want to hold on to the familiar. For most of us, change scares us to death. But you know what I'm learning as God leads me through all the changes that are happening in my life? God has a plan, and He's in control. Deuteronomy 31:6 (The Message) gives us a clear promise of this! Be strong. Take courage! Don't be intimidated. Don't give them a second thought because God, your God, is striding ahead of you. He's right there with you. He won't let you down; He won't leave you. Let go....and Let God!