Reflection authored by: Becky Robovsky, Business Manager
I just had to write about this chapter. I wanted to share my thoughts on letting God run my life—which I am wholeheartedly in favor of, in theory, and woefully dismal at, in reality. Well, okay, maybe not woefully. It’s just that, sometimes I forget. I forget that God really is smarter than I am. Or I forget that my life runs smoother when I consult with God first. Or I forget that everything works better when God and I do it together.
This idea of “Letting go and letting God” can be misunderstood—it is not abdication. It is co-creation: Me and God working together so that I can live the best life for me, so that I can have the abundant life Jesus promised.
And what about those times when my life did not go the way I expected or wanted, something bad happened, or a I experienced a terrible disappointment? Haven’t we all been there? And then sometime down the road a bit from the event, something else occurs or comes my way and I realize how fortuitous that disappointment was. Or I never do see the good in it, the silver lining eludes me. Then I have two choices, as I see it: Be bitter, or have faith. Faith that God has my back. Faith works better for me.
This picture is of my bedroom. The words above my bed were chosen by me long before I heard of this book. These words of Jesus from Matthew’s Gospel have always given me comfort. I want them over my head and in my heart every night as I fall asleep. And I hope every morning when I wake up, I am excited for whatever God and I are creating that day, even if I have no idea what it is.
I do have an idea for another set of scripture, for a different room in our house. I have always wanted some version of “wash away my iniquity, cleanse me of my sin” in the bathroom. But that is a story for some other time.