Face Time with God

Thursday 5/7/09
Acts 8:26-40
It has often happened in my life that I have failed. Failed in my job. Failed in my schooling. Failed in my family. Failed in sports. Failed in faith. Failed in….the list goes on and on and on and on. What bothers me about this is not the fact that I have in many aspects of life failed, but that the control that I want and desire, over my life, gets taken away. I am left helpless and at a loss because suddenly just when things seem to be in control everything crumbles and failure is imminent.
I have come to learn that just like Philip who witnessed to the Ethiopian, we too need to be open to the Spirit of God. When we are open to God’s Spirit, no longer do we have the need to be in control. Rather we are able to trust that God is going to take care of us in ways that are unknown. Scary? Totally. Worth it? Totally, and here’s why. When we try to do it ourselves, whatever “it” is, we are going to fail. We are going to mess things up because that’s how our sinful human nature works. When we give control over to God, God takes care of us. God takes care of the issues. God takes care of the relationships….in God’s perfect way. All we have to do is to trust God…And that’s what faith is. Trust.

Holy gracious God, thank you for guiding us and for showing us your way. Amen.