April 27

In the past few months, I have been engaged in conversations with friends who are facing difficult and challenging situations.  Quickly I can feel the exhaustion and despair they are experiencing.  In these times we can lose sight of God and his power to help us through. The following poem, “When We Let Him Have Control”, offers a series of actions we can practice in giving our burdens to God.

When We Let Him Have Control

Why is it as though

We struggle so much

And live in constant despair?

We don’t need to carry

Such burdensome loads

But should go to God in prayer

Give Him your burdens

And all of your hurts,

Just lay them at His feet

He’s such a big God

He can handle it all

And watches over His sheep

He cares so much more

Than we’ll ever know

And just wants the best for our lives

Each one of his children

Has so much potential

If we’ll only begin to rise

To be all that God

Has intended us to be,

To walk through His open doors

We need to stay focused

And open to God

And put our trust in the Lord

For when we all come

To realize God’s love,

Our hurts will not have a hold

For God’s love will cover

And free us from fear

As we give Him total control.

©      By B.S.Lowdes

In summary, the poem directs us to…give ALL of our burdens and hurts to God…open yourself to God… walk through his doors….focus on Him…trust in his solution….realize he will act in love for us…and give Him total control. When you are in the middle of a challenge and fixing it is not in your capacity, remember he will provide what you need because as the poem says, he is a big God.