Just a thought by coppi

”“As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.“

‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭55‬:‭9‬ ‭NIV‬‬

My thoughts and ways are often tainted by my emotions, which house previous experiences in my life – good and bad.  Flesh and Spirit.  My flesh sometimes is way out in left field with concern and worry; I reflect God’s ways as my ways. Crazy, 

 but true. “The lifestyle of the flesh flows from a mind oriented to the flesh, whereas the lifestyle of the Spirit comes from a mind oriented to the Spirit. And “the mind of the flesh is death” whereas the “mind of the Spirit [brings] life and peace.”  Releasing control is difficult for me;  I wrestle with untangling myself from its hold;  I know when I do the peace of God will flow.  I remember as a child, my sister & brother shared a rabbit. They were not old in age.  My brother was holding the rabbit, but in his love for it, he squeezed and killed it.  They both were crying, but my sister was outraged with him.  He finally cried out “I killed my half, yours died”.   Control will do the same for me.  So it’s imperative to release people, places, and things to God’s control and trust Him.  Hard for me, but necessary.