Last Saturday, we went to pick up our kids at college for their Spring break. It was a cloudy and rainy day and roadway condition was not good. During the night on our way back, rain was heavy and our visibility to the road was very limited. With my whole family in the car and miserable weather outside, at times I was wondering whether we can make it to home safely. We thank God for keeping us safe, without running into difficult situations 🙂 I was again being reminded by our Lord that He is the “Lord of All” – He is a lamp for our feet and a light on our path, regardless of situations.

This lets me think of Andrew Murray, a pastor, teacher and writer, once said, “God is ready to assume full responsibility for the life wholly yielded to Him.”  Pastor Murray indicates to us that whoever is willing to surrender his life to God, he would be secure and safe, because God will take care of his life. We can see this is a promise conditioned by our submission. Last Sunday, brother George in his sermon encouraged us to “set our minds on the things above”.  He pointed out that the first step to do this is to realize “What we are”. Because, without knowing who we truly are, we would not be able to know where to set our minds on. Under today’s exploding information and attractions, family demands and workload requirements, we are oftentimes being consumed by busyness without knowing our priority with God is in danger. Therefore, examine “What we are” constantly would allow us to yield our life to God and set our priority in line with God’s will. 

As brother George indicated, we have been raised with Christ and therefore we are dead to this world. Since we were redeemed by Jesus’ precious blood, we belong to Him. The truth is we can set our minds on the things above because He is in us! With this mindset, we can do God’s will courageously, bear fruit in His name and dwell in the fullness of Christ. What a reminder!

My dear brothers and sisters, because of our flesh desires and temptations from the evil one, sometimes we may run into trouble in setting our minds on God’s kingdom. In the midst of this kind of trial times, there may be all sorts of voices are shouting orders telling us what to do, how to adjust our lives. However, we can be sure that our Lord will deliver us from these times, if we remain in Him constantly. As our Lord Jesus has promised us that in this world we will have trouble. But take heart! He has overcome the world (John 16:33)”, why should we fear in walking along with Him? So, my question to you is: Are you willing to “let go yourself” and “let God manage your life”?

Disclaimer: The sharing is pure from my personal view; therefore, please don’t take it to be absolute. Thanks.