Just a thought by coppi

Just a thought by coppi

If I can depend on my daughters’ love, why can’t I depend on God’s.
I got down on my knees telling God I would leave everything in His hands.

That little word surrender is the key to answered prayer. Many times in my life, I have sung the old gospel hymn I surrender- “here I am down on my knees again, surrendering all, surrendering all.” I love to read different stories on how God answers prayers when one finally turns lose of control. The lady in above paragraph was telling about how she & her husband were struggling in the depression. The only source of income was what her daughter could eke out of her small income. She thought of suicide when out of nowhere a thought popped into her mind….”if I can depend on my daughters’ love, why can’t I depend on God’s”. She dropped to her knees & surrendered everything to God. She felt peace & joy. The answer did not come immediately but the concern & worry left her being. Her husband got a temporary job that eventually became permanent & she went back to college & got her degree to teach.
Mt 11:28. come unto me, all ye that labour & are heavy laden, & I will give you rest…
I ask myself “why do you hang on to some problem – you believe, why does it take so long for you to realize it’s better in the hands of one that stilled the waters, Jesus…why, I don’t know – I guess I think he will not do it my way….anyway, I am working on “surrender”.