Letting go of control

So lately, I've been reading a devotional about letting go of control and giving it back to God where it belongs.  This couldn't have come at a better time as Shaun and I are trying to move again.  We signed a 3 year lease when we moved down here to Virginia Beach but we got in over our heads.  Our gracious landlords have agreed to let us out of our lease, as long as we can find someone to re-sign it.  And this is where letting go comes in.  I have been praying and struggling with letting go of the control.  If it was up to me, someone would come in, sign a lease tomorrow and we'd be out the next day!  But we only see the small picture.  God sees the big picture.  And we have to trust that his timing is better than ours. 

God does Provide

The other night I was sitting back and looking at the patterns of my life.  It all boiled down to, the times I  was following Christ and leaning on Him to provide, things were good.  But the moment I tried to take life back into my own hands, that's when it all came crashing down.  It made me think of the Israelites and when they entered the Promised Land.  God had helped them defeat the Canaanites.  But once the Israelites had their land, they turned from God and began worshipping false idols.  They would continue this for about 20 years before they would turn back to God and say we need you. 

I guess I should be thankful that it doesn't take me 20 years to realize I need to continue to follow God and trust that He will provide all of my needs.  Matthew 6:25-27 ²⁵ “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? ²⁶ Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? ²⁷ Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?"

This verse has been popping into my head a lot lately.  We have begun making drastic financial changes but many of these do not happen overnight.  But as we lean on God and turn to Him for help, He does provide the money we need to pay our bills and make sure we have food on our table.  He is the great Provider and will take care of His children.  I pray Lord that I will continue to look to You for all of my needs to be met and that I don't ever forget Your wonderful powers.