Jesus
Christ stands and knocks at the door to your heart. He invites you to a life
which you cannot comprehend with the human mind. It is a life of utter peace and
trust in His abundant faithfulness–a life of spiritual joy. His invitation
promises to carry you beyond your avenue of analytical thought to one of rest
that no matter what happens in this life all is well. This invitation offers
respite from the hectic pace of this world. “Be still and know that I am God”
takes on a whole new meaning. When you get to the place that you don’t struggle
anymore, you can find peace in just knowing He is God, and He is in control.
"Come to me,” He whispers in your tempest, “and I will give you rest."
Do you long to relinquish this
struggle–this pain, but you resist that which promises release? You try to keep
things in control, but find out that you can't. Letting go of your struggle to
control what you can't control brings peace. Letting go admits you don't have
the answer. Letting go means you put your trust in what can't be seen, but what
must be trusted. Even when you shut the door of your heart to His knock, He
never stops knocking. Even when you turn from His promise of peace, He never
turns away. Even when He finds your heart all closed and barred behind your
fortress of pain, He continues on in His constant offer of peace. “Let go, and
let me,” He whispers.
The
harder you struggle the stronger His constant knock. The harder you resist the
greater your pain. Suddenly the exhaustion of your battle is too much. Suddenly
you can no longer bar that door. Suddenly, surrender is your only option. It is
your only hope. You must let go and believe. You must open the door to His
knock.
When
you let go of all you have tried to handle and open the door, peace enters your
heart. His peace which has waited patiently on the other side of that door is
now yours. No more war inside your heart. No more need to have answers. You are
free in Him, and free of fear from the hard issues that life has brought. There
will always be issues, but you will be free from their ability to control your
life. Fear which has defined your life has ended. You realize that God has not
given you a spirit of fear, but of peace, and love, and a sound mind (1 Timothy
1:7). His perfect love has cast out your fear (1 John 4:18). He shall continue
to keep you in His peace when you allow Him to handle what you were never
created to handle (Philippians 4:6-7). If you keep your mind on Him instead of
what comes against you, you will know His perfect peace (Isaiah 26:3). Letting
Him have control has brought the peace your heart has struggled so hard to find.
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