Romans 11:33-36 (NIV) Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How
unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out! “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who
has been his counselor?” “Who has ever given to God, that God should repay
them?” For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be the
glory forever! Amen.
When we get this through our heads, it changes our perspective on
everything; when we stop thinking that we live our lives independent of God and
then call out to him like an ambulance driver when we need him. This passage
reminds us that we are here for God, and not the other way around. He created
us. He gave us life. We wouldn’t be here if he didn’t want us to be. It’s all
about him. The air in our lungs belongs to him. The life in our bodies is a
gift from him.
The reason this was so revolutionary to me was it showed me that, since
I am here for God, and since he loves me more than I love myself, my worries are his worries. My problems are his problems. Now, when I have a
problem I simply go to God and say, “Okay, I am yours. I have this issue – what
are you going to do about it?” Not in an arrogant way, but as a child goes to
his father and asks him how he is going to handle a situation.
We belong to God. We were created by
him and for him. And he didn’t create
us to be his pets or puppets. We are his children. This is why we have a free
will. He wants us to walk with him. Pets can’t do that, but children can. The
price we pay for that free will, of course, is suffering, but I know that
nothing is ever going to happen to me without God’s permission. This is why I
don’t have to worry. I know God is holding me safely in his hand and anything
that ever happens to me happens right under his nose.
Turn your thinking around. Realize that you belong to God and you are
here for his pleasure. And not only
you, but your loved-ones too. Stop worrying and start trusting.
