It can be quite funny when you find out you are wrong.
All these years and the whole time I thought I was a good citizen of The Land Of I Am In Control.
And it’s not like I shouldn’t have known. The evidence to the contrary was there for me to see.
But apparently I am not so smart.
Not this guy.
No Sir and No Ma’am.
As it turns out, I was a temporary resident-alien in The Land of Never Say Never.
After the life changing events that happened to my family on October 10, 2011, I was in shambles—emotionally, spiritually, mentally, and physically. It didn’t happen all at once. Instead, it involved a long progression on a steeply graded slope. Hitting bottom was painfully harsh.
Looking back, God helped me make some fantastic choices—and blessed me in amazing ways. I could have never had the foresight needed to see me where I am now.
But on the other hand, I also stubbornly got in His way and made some boneheaded decisions in the process.
Some of those decisions were astronomically dumb. Truthfully, there were many days where I didn’t give God much to work with.
However, with my feet planted firmly in the dirt of Never Say Never, I forged ahead anyway. I didn’t get very far, mind you, but I tried. I tried to be in control. I tried to be the master of my own destiny. I tried to force life to fit my terms, my conditions. I tried so very hard.
And, much to my chagrin, it turns out my entire existence has been lived in the Land of God’s Got This!
We used to sing He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands.
And He does.
Maybe we should dust that one off and sing it some more.
Like mine, your life may look nothing like you planned. Circumstances and situations may be disheartening. Difficulties may come and go. Pain may be an ever-present distraction.
But God?
He’s got this!
In that respect, I so love Joshua’s words to Israel as they prepared to enter the Promised Land…
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” (Joshua 1:9, NIV)
God’s Got This!
Les Ferguson, Jr.
