Relinquishing Control

“Today I will not stress out about things I can’t control.”

In Matthew 4, Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. He was offered the American dream - power, prestige, and wealth. Jesus turned it down in favor of following God’s far less glamorous path for his life.

Jesus rejected the opportunity to control his destiny in favor of following his Father. And then he set out to find a group of people who would follow him.

The allure of power, prestige and wealth is enticing, many have fallen for its allure.

Jesus, God and man, chose a different path.

Do you ever wonder what we knew that we do not?

Today, maybe it is enough for us to simply recognize all the things we cannot control. Sit with this thought. See what else is true if we choose to tell the truth about how little control we actually have in our lives.