Don't Drive, Let Go!

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This morning, I woke up feeling amazing and grateful. Like, I was elated and felt really good about my environment (In contrast, it's only a regular day). I could go on and on about this feeling, because you see, it doesn't happen everyday. So on days like this that I wake up so happy without anything being the reason for it, I celebrate.

Let me get straight to what really happened though. At the beginning of this year, I started a daily study of the women of the Bible. From Eve, to Sarah, Hagar, Lot's Wife, and now Rebekah.

In my study of Rebekah, the Holy Spirit opened my eyes to when we tend to drag the driver seat of our lives with God. Genesis 25:21-23 accounted for when God told Rebekah that of the twins she were carrying, the younger would rule the older. That being said, the Bible recorded the account of Rebekah masterminding the future of her sons, Genesis 27.

The question then for me was, had Rebekah not swapped Esau's blessings with Jacob's, would the Word of God still have come to pass?

What God answered me instead was, why not look at my own life and see the areas where I'm masterminding what He has said he would do already. Then I got the message.

The past few days, I've been trying to play God on some matters. Let me be honest, I want to leave Nigeria, so I have been indulging in some funny things (hey, I'm not on dating websites o!), but I've been trying to be the alpha and omega of my emigration.
However, I have now repented and I have handed them over to God. Hence, the reason for waking up joyful this morning. Right now, I've taken a chill pill and I'm letting God.

On a final note, if you continue to drag the steering wheel with God, two things happen. It's either God leaves it for you and let you control your life yourself, OR, an accident is going to happen. Neither is desirable, therefore, leave the driver seat of your life and let God drive you.
1 Peter 5:7 "Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you"

I use this medium to thank God for the glorious exit of our Father, Billy Graham. The LORD be praised.

Thank you for reading, Shalom.

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