“Look! I stand
at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in”
(Revelation 3:20, NLT).
He stands and
knocks at the door to your heart. He invites you to a life which you can’t
comprehend with the human mind. It is a life of peace and trust in His abundant
faithfulness—a life of spiritual joy. His invitation promises to carry you
beyond your constant need to analyze to a place of rest where 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 have
peace 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 your terrible struggle—your pain, but you resist that which promises
release? You try to keep things in control, but discover you can't. Letting go
of your struggle to control what only God is meant to control, opens your heart
to His promise of peace. Letting go admits you don't have the answer. Letting
go means you put your trust in His faithfulness. 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.
Do you hear
Him? 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
hope. You must let go and believe. When you let go of all you have tried to
handle and open the door, the peace which has evaded you is yours. No more war
inside your heart. No more need to have answers. You are free in Him, and free
of fear from what 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
power, and love, and a sound mind. Letting go and surrendering everything has
brought the peace your heart has struggled so hard to find. You have opened the door and now you know. That
peace was never yours to find. It was always His to give.
© 2017 Lynn
Lacher
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