What's In Our Hands Will Never Be Enough!

Have you ever tried to take something away from a kid and you found yourself tugging back and forth on what they were holding, because they would not let it go?  And maybe the thing that they were holding onto wasn't a bad thing, you just wanted to give them something better or bigger. I relate this to my relationship with the Lord at times.  Why is it that we always think that they very thing we are holding onto is better than what God has in His hands?  We tug back and forth with God because our lack of faith won't allow us to see that, what He Has is always better.

Think about some of the relationships and friendships you have endured; it's always hard to let the people who have been in our lives for a long time go; for the fear of not finding a better friend or better companion.  Even with our jobs; we hold onto jobs that we have been run down by, stressed out with, unmotivated to give our all and bitter because we haven't mustard up enough faith to step out and trust God. Or maybe, you are trying to get out of a job that the Lord has prepared for you and because it doesn't match the blueprints of your plans, you don't want it anymore.

When I look back on some of the friendships that I have had in my lifetime, there was a lot of drama and back-biting. Jealousy of one another draped from all of us.  And although we confided in one another, we expected that someone out of the group would gossip and tell yo business.  Secretly, we liked when one of us was not a good place, because we could then elevate ourselves...it was a mess! If one of us accomplished something, we would give our congratulations, but behind closed doors or in our hearts, we made a checklist of why she didn't deserve it.  I could remember the times when God would provide an open door for me to get out, but because He didn't reveal the full plan and show me what was behind door #1, I didn't trust Him and I would shut the door.

I am a go-getter and always looking to accomplish a goal and always needing to be busy at something.  If a task comes easy, I become bored real quick.  I have always had the motto "maximize your full potential."  I can say that there were some jobs that I just couldn't maximize my potential and I can also look back and say, "I shouldn't have left or I should have worked my way through the company." I can't say that I consulted with the Lord on every decision that I made, because I didn't.  If it wasn't enough for me, I was leaving. My thoughts were that there was something better.

When I think about those situations, I can only relate it to one thing ... I DIDN'T TRUST GOD!!! I didn't trust that I could have good and healthy friendships like I do today; friendships with women of faith who encourages one another, pray with one another and not gossip, I didn't trust that I could actually have a job where I am making a difference in the lives of others and I could be content.  Holding on to something that we shouldn't have, keeps us in a season where we shouldn't be.

I want to encourage and remind us all today,  trust that God has something bigger and better in His hands. Trust that you can live a life of peace and joy.  Trust that your family can be strengthen and not torn apart. Let go of the very thing that is not big enough for God's plan for your life.

Remember, surrender all...
Tynisha