Surrender your anxiety.
Be still and realize that I am God.
I am God above all the nations,
and I am exalted throughout the whole earth. Psalm 46:10 TPT
Don’t you just love this translation that opens up with “surrender your anxiety”! Now what a novel thought that is, that we have the ability to surrender all our worries, fears, troubles and cares to Almighty God who holds the seven seas in the palm of His hands and uses the world as a foot stool. So what is our problem then?
The answer is found in the next statement, we don’t realize that He is God. And for those who are Believers He also is our Father. The Father who loves us with an everlasting love and will never leave us nor forsake (turn His heart away). He loves us so much He gave His beloved Son to die in our place so that we can be called His children and live with Him forever. He tells us that He cares for us so much that we can cast all our cares on Him, and leave it with Him, because He knows what to do with it. So why don’t we do that either?
Because of the next sentence, because we worry about all that is happening around the world and we have not control over it. Very true, but He does! Look at what He tells us, He is above ALL nations and He is exalted above the whole earth. David put it this way, where can I go that you’re not there? Good question, right?
So I ask again, why aren’t we surrendering all our anxieties, that we have little to no control over to a loving Father God that knows what’s going on and has better plans to deal with them better than we ever could? The answer is still the same, because we don’t take the time to quiet our hearts and minds and remember that He is Almighty God. It’s really simple, but it means we need to surrender our way to His, but it’s oh so worth it!
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