Prayer Journal #5

 It's not up to me.

Really.  It isn't.

I know that, but too often I want to be in charge and have it all my way.  I butt heads with people who want to 'do it' differently than the way I think it should be done or the way I have planned.  Just ask my husband and my daughters.

That means that today's devotion was hitting me hard, right in the head and in the heart.

How do I change this trait that has been part of me for most of my life?

Easy.

Prayer.  

Turn it all over to God. 

From today's devotion:

I'm sorry, Father, for thinking that everything in my life is up to me. I see now that this mindset has caused stress and stolen my joy.  Grant me the grace to let go and trust others to do the things I have been doing.  In Jesus' name I pray...Amen.

Big thing for me is to let go and let others do what they want to help.  Bigger thing is to "let go and let God" take care of things that He can and will do for me.  It's not all about my decisions on daily activities and even the bigger things in life.  He has the plan and I need to remember that He will carry it out, whether I fuss or worry or try to change it.  He is in control, not me.