A turbulent life, can be a matter of perspective.
Proverbs 18:10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run into it and are safe.
Nehemiah 8:10 Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.
Isaiah 41:10 So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Control is an illusion. I learned this the day my daughter was born. See, I used to be a tad of a control freak. I mean, okay maybe not freak, but if I didn't have control of something, a project, whatever, I could relinquish control, but it always caused me stress.
Letting someone else drive for a while, is hard. Most of us strive for comfort, for stability.
Lately a few things seem so much 'in the air' that we're wondering 'okay God, what are you doing?' We're in our mid 40's, shouldn't life be pretty much settled?
But as my wife and I were discussing how turbulent life seems these days, I stopped to think 'um, it's been turbulent for over 12 years.' We just had a nice calm 2 year stretch there, so we forgot.
If life were settled and safe and all planned out, I think I'd one day be sitting on my recliner thinking 'so, no more surprises in life? hrm.... seems dull.' Right now I could do with a little more 'dull'.
But I get it. I understand that the most interesting, safe, exciting, turbulent place to be, is right where God wants me.
Anyone who thinks they know what the next 2 years will bring them, may be in for a surprise. We can never truly know, but we can draw near to Him who does know.
I often say 'I just want to know what's going to happen!' but then I think that the cost of knowing may be too steep, and choose to be okay not knowing. Still, it's a daily discipline to remember to let God drive.
