Feb 21 When I Am Helpless, Then I’m Okay
Matthew 18:3
Many years ago, I locked myself out of my apartment. I quickly realized there was nothing I could do to get in, and (believe me or not) I was calm. I eventually did get in, but, in the meantime, I wasn’t uptight about it. One way or the other, it was going to work out, so there was no need to fret.
How I wish I had that attitude in all things! For I find that, if I think there is anything I can do about a situation, no matter how small, then I do worry about it. And one way or another,
Why, I wonder, am I at peace when I know I have absolutely no control over something? That seems backwards. And yet, isn’t that what God gives us in His saving of us? If you insist that you want to work it out, okay then, but just remember – you have to be perfect. And when it becomes clear I can’t meet perfection, I can receive God’s gift of salvation with calm, like a child. What a gift that is, as well! I can spare myself the fears of whether I am doing enough, trying hard enough, or being sincere enough. I can spare myself the dilemma of wondering whether I am deceiving myself in thinking I’m doing these things for the right reasons. He did it all, for me – I can definitely live with that.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, You take away the need for us to save ourselves
because You have already saved us. May we believe You. Amen.
