Out of Control

 

For the love of Christ

    controls us....

          2 Corinthians 5. 14

What is driving us

     in this volatile situation?

Motivating us 

     in drudgery?

Keeping us going

   on the hard rocky road

      or the well-beaten path?

The love of Christ in us

   covers all circumstances,

not one size fits all,

  but custom designed.

If the love of Jesus

         controls us,

even in this particular situation,

      everything changes.

New game. New playing field.

          New coach.

How differently we 

   are able to respond,

in what we see and pursue,

  and what new direction we take,

  even in the same old difficulties.

All things are suddenly approached

         with a heart

    continually refreshed by Him.

What if we let Jesus

   take the controls?

We no longer look

         only to outcomes,

but see how His love

   changes everything.

O LORD,

We ask that You take control

      of this situation,

all while realizing we never were.

You are already here,

   waiting for us to be willing

to follow You into this

  and not blaze our own trail.

Turn our overwhelming

   into Your overflowing through us.

And to realize our out of control

        is already in Yours.

Open our eyes

   not to difficulties

   but to see them as opportunities

to love others right to You.

Guide us in unexpected ways

  and extraordinary love

and grant us the courage

     to be faithful to You today.