Give everything to God

I have come to a realisation that this Christian life is a journey and you have to decide how you are going to travel through it. You can travel it either by focusing and depending on God or focusing on the problems and depending on yourself.

I have found out that focusing on the problems and depending on myself to work it out never really is the answer.

Recently I was told that my son was not coping in mainstream school and I was advised that the best thing for him is to attend a school for children with special needs. As a mum my whole world came crashing down.

I was so upset that all I did that day was cry. As a mother you want the best for your child and I was so confused. I was focusing on the problem and I tried to work everything out myself. I had no peace and I was depending on my own wisdom and strength.

The breakthrough for me came when I realised that I can’t do this on my own. I took my focus off the problem and turned to God. I remembered God's words and promises in Jeremiah 29:11.

I know what I'm doing. I have it all planned out—plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for. (Jeremiah 29:11). God knows our future even when we can't see it. He has planned out our lives and nothing comes as a surprise to him although it is a surprise to us. Because he knows He as already set things in place to make sure that everything works out for our good.

I gave everything to God and these were my exact words to him:

You created my son for a purpose and your plans for him not my plans will be fulfilled. Because you knew all this was going to happen I'm sure you have put things in place to ensure that it will work out for his good.

God has been faithful and indeed I can see that he has put things in place. People rose up to help and all the obstacles in the process God dealt with them. Most importantly I am at peace.

What I have learnt is that I have to trust God because he loves us and has our best interest at heart. When we are going through trials that is when our faith in him is being tested. God will always come through for us and we will ALWAYS triumph.

But blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence. They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long months of drought. Their leaves stay green, and they go right on producing delicious fruit.(Jeremiah 17:7-8)

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