What do you believe about what you have heard? Now, that is a loaded question in these present days. This article will not be about politics or social media, it will be about God’s Word and how it can direct our path to a life lived in God’s promises.
Among mankind, a difficult undertaking is to trust God or anyone more than ourselves. The third step in the 12-Steps of the anonymous self-help programs, “Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to God,” is more a process than a one-time event. You do not even see such a concept in most of the Christian gospel tracts handed out. I wonder, why? I think it is because we don’t want to give up our will.
Addiction is often described as self will run rampant. I think everyone liked or for the younger generations, would go along with, the title and lyrics of Frank Sinatra’s song, “I did it my way.” For most people, I believe doing it “my way” is pretty normal, but is it beneficial? Psalm 46:10 reads: “Be still and know that I am God.” The Hebrew word, translated, “still,” means to “stop striving.” The recovery concept is in the slogan, “let go and let God.” The common question is, do you mean I don’t have to do anything? The answer is, if you want to know God, sit down, be sil ...
