Let God lead you

Wednesday January 26, 2022

Let god lead you

"If anyone wants to be My disciple, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me." Matthew 16. 24

If you really want to lower your stress level, let God take the wheel and lead you. Or, to put it another way, take Jesus as your steward. Dr. E. Peterson paraphrased this verse thus : “If anyone wants to accompany Me, he must let Me lead. It is not you who are behind the wheel, it is Me.” The day we become Christians, we decide to let Jesus direct our lives. We pledge to obey Him and sit in the back seat. But very quickly we begin to give Him advice on conduct ! Our will takes over and we tell Jesus what we want to see along the way or how fast we want to go. A dance teacher said the hardest problem for couples learning to dance together was letting their partner lead them. When they both attempt to lead, they step on each other's toes and the result is catastrophic. If we try to take the place of Jesus, the result will also be catastrophic and our life will be dominated by stress. Each morning, decide who is the manager of your life and act accordingly. This will prevent you from living in doubt, procrastinating constantly and being dominated by the worries of the present and future times. Also remember that Jesus will not be content to direct only certain aspects of your life while letting you manage other compartments. With Him, it's all or nothing ! His word to you today is to let Him be sole master of your life, without interfering with His decisions.

Source (His Word for Today)