A big challenge for me is to know where the line is between taking control and letting go. Or maybe they are two sides of the same coin - choosing which to control and which to let go?

Greedily wanting to control as much as I can, I would lay out plans to accomplish my plans as soon as humanly possible. But rushing led me to make mistakes. Sometimes mistakes that only God can fix. In other words, I got myself into a mess.

Mess can be a good faith lesson, but it is painful to go through. And it means even much less control and this is nerve wrecking.

The only consolation I have is the knowledge that God does not retract his promise that he will keep me. Even when I do not know how or when or if my mess will go away, I can cling to his promise.

Because I have experienced the faithfulness of the living God, I should not rush, but, instead, take it one day at a time and surrender to his plan.