THE MORAL OF THE STORY:Let God do his thing

“I am God. Today, I will be handling all of your problems. Please remember that I do not need your help. If life happens to deliver a situation to you that you cannot handle, do not attempt to resolve it. Kindly put it in the SFGTD (Something for God to do) box. All situations will be resolved, but in my time, not yours. Once the matter is placed into the box, do not hold onto it by worrying about it. Instead, focus on all the wonderful things that are present in your life now. Have a wonderful day!”

— UNKNOWN

“There is a real freedom in just letting the boss be boss,” my friend said. “I’ve tried fighting it for too long, and it’s just not worth it. Actually, the truth is, I don’t know what’s best anyway, even if I pretend that I do. I’m so much happier now.”

I’d run into a friend whom I hadn’t talked with in quite a while, and I couldn’t help but notice how much happier she seemed than the last time I’d seen her.

I told my friend I was glad that she was happier because the last time I’d seen her, she’d been pretty unhappy. But I also told her that I was confused by her referring to a boss, because I knew that she was self-employed, and I didn’t think she had a boss.

She smiled and said, “Oh, I don’t mean the job kind of boss, Cindy. I mean the life kind of boss. I mean God.”

Then I smiled and said I understood, and I was glad she was enjoying the benefits of trusting God. We talked for a while and agreed that while we both experienced an inner peace and contentment when we trusted God more and worried less, it wasn’t always easy to do.

“Sometimes I ask for God’s help with a problem or a decision, and then I get impatient and try to control it again my way,” she explained. “When I’m aware enough of what is happening … decisions become more obvious and my life works better. Unfortunately, I can be pretty stubborn.”

“I can be pretty stubborn, too,” I said. “But you’re right; life does work better when I trust God. But there are so many things in life that work best when we depend on the experts. I have no trouble letting airplane pilots or boat captains control their planes and boats, and I don’t presume to think I know what a surgeon or a plumber should do in their fields of expertise. So, why do I think God doesn’t know what is best for me?”

I told my friend that what helps me is prayer and focusing on all the ways God has been faithful in the past. I can be secure in the knowledge that my Heavenly Father knows best.

And you can quote me on that.