Because God is God and nothing is impossible to God there is no greater wisdom in the life of one of God’s children than to let God be God.
Imagine having some powerful machine to do a task for you and you opting to do the task with primitive hand tools instead. That’s what it’s like when we rely on ourselves rather than letting God be in control and have His way.
So we should let God be God by relying on His power and His work in our situation.
But on the flip-side, because God is God He knows the end from the beginning and sees things through different eyes to us. He knows that some things we are desperate to see happen or desperate to achieve are of no consequence and may be harmful for us.
We often persist at things, pushing against a brick wall, crying out to God to do this or that for us, when God knows we are set on hurting ourselves by our wrong pursuit.
Letting God be God in those situations means letting go of the things we desperate cling to or desperately cry out for, trusting God to know best and to have everything under control.
Then, as we trust God, we can leave the results to Him.
You want an example?
One family told me how they were once limited in finances and had their four children in one room. They longed for better finances and especially a larger house. They achieved their hope and were able to buy a house big enough for each child to have his or her own room. Sadly that led to the situation where their children isolated themselves in their rooms, and were not in good fellowship with each other or their parents. The parents saw the big house as a problem, not a blessing, even though it seemed to be so much a better option than a small house, cramped together.
The Bible refers to ‘good success’. Joshua was told to meditate on God’s Word,
“For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.” Joshua 1:8
Let’s pick up the idea of ‘good success’. Doesn’t that suggest there is such a thing as ‘bad success’? Have you known people who succeeded but the success did not bring good outcomes in the longer term?
Think of the young musicians desperate for the big break. Then think of those who got their break but couldn’t handle the money or fame, or went from one bad relationship to another. The same could be said of sports stars, actors and so on.
Consider the businessman who takes his company ahead in strides, but whose family life and faith crumble in the process.
While many things seem wonderful objectives to pursue, the issue is what is good for us.
Consider this from Psalms,
“It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn your statutes.” Psalm 119:71
‘Let God be God’ can mean let God be in control, because He knows what’s best.
And let God make the big decisions in your life, since you belong to Him and He is in control.
What a waste of a life if you spend it chasing something you aren’t meant to have, that won’t do you any good, and you miss the wonder of being what God created you to be.
What is the point of trying to gain the whole world and losing your own soul? (see Mark 8:26)
God is God, whether you acknowledge Him for that or not. So take stock of your situation and consider that God has all the power needed to deal with your every challenge. But God also has His plans for your life, that may be different to yours. His plans will work and work well, if you will just Let God be God.
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