I personally know many people who are struggling with giving God complete control of their lives. Most of them, if you asked, would claim that they believe in God and everything is perfectly fine with their lives. However, they don’t want to admit their almost daily struggles with fear, anxiety, and lack of joy.
Suppose for example, we were experiencing heart problems physically. We had all of the symptoms of heart problems, and so we went to see the top heart doctor in the world. That doctor told us “Yes, I know your problem. And I know how to fix it. All you have to do is follow my instructions, and let me help you.” Now, we would be faced with a decision to make. 1. We could just go on with our life, pretending we don’t have any problems, or 2. We could trust our heart to the person who knows how to fix the problems and follow his instruction.
If we choose the first step, we will still have all of the problems, even if we pretend we don’t. Or, we can choose the second option and have the problems taken care of and our life will be MUCH better.
Well, the EXACT same thing is true with the Christian life. We ALL have heart problems in this life. We all have a sinful and selfish nature, and if we do not do something about them, they WILL destroy our lives. We can go on PRETENDING that everything is perfectly fine, and we can lie to ourselves and our family and friends about that. However, we’re NOT going to find TRUE peace and joy that way.
Jesus said in Matthew 11:28-30 “Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
Jesus knows us inside and out. There is NOTHING we can hide from Him! And knowing EXACTLY what our problems are – He ALSO knows THE ONLY way to fix them! However, we HAVE to do what He commands us in His Word! WE HAVE TO give Him control of our lives and follow Him! Notice He says, Take my YOKE upon you. A yoke is something a farmer uses to steer and guide cattle or horses. When we GIVE our lives to Him, He will steer and guide us in the RIGHT way.
Why do people put yokes on cattle and horses? Because the animals don’t naturally just want to go where we want them to go and do what we want them to do – so we put yokes on them to point them in the right direction and make sure they go and do what we want. And that is true with us as Christians. Following Jesus isn’t always easy and isn’t always the way WE want to go, that is until we learn to COMPLETELY trust Him and see that He knows EXACTLY what to do with our lives.
Jesus still offers to us today “COME TO ME!” and the promise is still true “I WILL GIVE YOU REST”. If you let Him have complete control of your life, He will do with your life far greater things than you could ever imagine.
Stop fighting and struggling with your problems that you CANNOT solve, and bring them to JESUS CHRIST who can solve ALL of them for you!!!