Hey Quest!
This is hannah from session 5. It's been a while since i've written, I've been super busy! But I love reading your posts.
A few days ago, a guy at my youth group did a sermon about giving your whole self to God. He talked about how alot of times we give God control of most of our life, but we keep one part to ourselves because we arn't willing to give it to him.
I have something in my life that is kind of like that, so I prayed and told God that I wanted to give him full control of my life.
But heres the thing: I have heard this sermon many times, and I have prayed that prayer many times, but that thing in my life still has a hold on me.
When I prayed, I really sincerely meant that I want God to have full control. And i still do. But how do I really give it to God? What does it look like to do that? Everyone always says to give God control, but no one ever says how.
i just really want God to take control and am frustrated with my attempts to give him that control.
Please comment, I am really confused!
Thanks quest,
Hannah
To me, it means that you shouldn't let whatever you were praying about burden you anymore. It's not that you don't care about it anymore, and just give up, but you need to have confidence that God will deal with it. It can still be something that you notice and think about, but it's no longer something that worries you constantly or that you model you life around. Have the certainty that God will provide for you, and he will. But make sure you have the right heart about it. Don't just dump everything on Him, let Him relieve you of your troubles.
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