Joel 2:28-32
11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Reflection
Some of us say we want to have a relationship with God, but we don’t want it to interfere with our regularly scheduled plans. This tendency has a name: control. We want a relationship on our own terms. Very rarely do relationships where one party wants a relationship on their own terms work out. Another way to think about this is to think about a personal trainer. If the person working with the trainer resists instruction or questions everything the trainer tells them, or only does what the trainer says when its convenient, they will not get much out of that experience. But if that person will give up control and follow the trainer, amazing things can happen. The latter is the same way it can be with our relationship with God. God loves us too much to leave us where God found us. Our relationship with God is an all or nothing one. But the good news is that unlike a questionable trainer our relationship is with a loving and caring God. Where are you at in your relationship with God? Do you need to work with God about your need for control?
