What does it mean to turn our will and our life over to the care of God? What kind of care can we actually expect to receive from God?
God says: I have loved you, my people, with an everlasting love. With unfailing love, I have drawn you to myself. (Jeremiah 31:3 NLT)
It is not uncommon to link our perceptions about God to our negative childhood experiences. Just because God is a power greater than ourselves, and the people who harmed us had decisive power over us, we often incorrectly conclude that God is like them and would be harmful to us. Turning our life over to the care of God involves becoming willing to accept God as He is and not insisting on creating Him in our image, based on our flawed ideas. God is faithful and worthy to be trusted. We need have no fear that God will ever let us down because, even when we are unfaithful, God remains faithful.
He will keep you strong to the end so that you will be free from all blame on the day when our Lord Jesus Christ returns. God will do this, for he is faithful to do what he says, and he has invited you into partnership with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. (1 Corinthians 1:8-9 NLT)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, Thank You for loving me and making a way for me to experience a satisfying life. You truly are faithful to perform all that You have promised. In all my affairs I ask that, Your will, not mine, be done. Amen
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