"Let Go And Let God"

Life's harsh intruders often make it hard for us to recognize the truth that our God is always present with us. Usually we know enough when a crisis hits to turn to God for strength, grace, and guidance. It's those moments when our plans are messed up. Those times when we must learn again to trust God. I know it's hard because it means we have to let go of our agenda.

As we look back over our lives, we can think of many times when our plans seemed to fall apart. We see now that God's grace was right there, available, every single time, but sometimes we didn't reach out and receive it. To have our hands free to receive God's grace, we have to be willing to let go whatever we're clinging to.