That's Not How I Would Do It

My husband and I often get a good laugh from his dad.  When we are driving Al's parents around town, to a restaurant or to shop, we usually hear, more than once, "we don't go this way".  When Al is helping his dad with a project around the house, it's common to hear "that's not how I do it" or "we don't do it that way."  It has become a standing joke around our house!

As I was thinking this morning about some things that are heavy on my heart, it occurred to me how often I say something similar to God.  The poet Robert Browning once wrote "God's in His heaven; all's right with the world."  I have to take issue with that.  There's a lot that's not right with the world!  Earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, flooding, unemployment, broken marriages, strained relationships, financial strain, riots......do I need to go on?  You could probably add to the list based on the circumstances of your own life.  All we really need to do is turn on a news broadcast for a few minutes to see that there is much that is not right in our world.

And if you are at all like me, as you look at the circumstances in the world around you, you might be thinking that "this is not how I would deal with this."

The good news is, we don't have to deal with it, at least in terms of making everything turn out right.  That's not our job; it's God's job.  Our job is to trust Him, to know that He knows what He's doing, and to remember that He has it all under control.  Our God is an awesome God, as the song says.  He's also a sovereign God and He's got it all covered.  Our sovereign God has it all under control.  So maybe Browning was right after all!

"For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom is from generation to generation.  All the inhabitants of the earth are counted as nothing and He does what He wants with the army of heaven and the inhabitants of earth.  There is no one who can hold back His hand or say to Him, 'What have You done?' "  (Daniel 4:34-35 HCSB)