The Story

Many things in life are outside our control: health, people, money, tomorrow, and the outcomes of our decisions. We become weary because our hearts try to hold what our hands cannot carry. Worry makes us forget the greatest truth: God exists, God is good, God is wise, and God reigns. We may not know what tomorrow will bring, but tomorrow has not slipped from his hand. Christ entered this troubled and painful world. He suffered at the hands of sinners, yet even the cross was not outside God's plan. God used the darkest event as the path of salvation. What is outside your control is not outside God's care. Give your fears to him one by one, and ask the Spirit to teach your heart to rest because God reigns with grace. Prayer Sovereign Father, I praise you because nothing slips from your good and wise hand. Forgive me for trying to control what I cannot control and forgetting your care. Thank you for Jesus Christ, who made the cross the path of salvation. Holy Spirit, teach me to rest in God's hand. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.