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"I want control"
There are things—and people—we just can’t change.At least not on our own.But we really, really want to. We want to control the situation, change this person, change ourselves.We push and pull against God, asking Him to come, to fix this particular situation, change this person, transform us. We are frustrated, struggling to lay down our expectations to God. We desire freedom, surrender, hope. But we don’t know how to get there, live in that place of peace.I know.So we battle, mainly within ourselves, occasionally pleading with God for help.We so need to hear what God’s take is on our situation. We are desperate to hear what He has to say.We're not alone. There are women, just like us, who struggle with this too. Read More . . .
Look up, my darling, look up.
When I hear Him, this space I’m in, at this plain wooden table, this window with the cobwebs at the corner of the metal screen, this soft rumble of washing machine, this smell of wet dog near my feet, I study the room, looking for clues for what is different.
All is different? No, all is the same.