Many thanks to our Guest Blogger, Deanna Wiseburn, a dear friend of Restoration Place Ministries.

Let me start by saying that I am far from perfect….very far. I find myself constantly wanting to be in control of everything, managing all the little details of my life and constantly fighting for control of whatever situation I am currently in. How many of you find yourselves doing the same thing?

I find it so terribly hard to just let go and not worry about the details, even though I know that I am called not to worry but to trust. Unintentionally, over the last month, I have found that I have started a new habit. I try to anticipate what my boss will do or say and then prepare to control, or dare I say manipulate, the situation to my advantage. One day, I started to get upset about not being in the work area that I really wanted to be in. But then I simply got frustrated and thought to myself, “You know this is not working, and it is not worth it.”

“Lord, I submit this day to you, and wherever you want me to work, I will work. Help me, Lord, to submit to my supervisor’s authority and be content where I am.”

Funny thing, after I did that I ended up getting moved to where I wanted to be. But that’s not really the point. The point is that by submitting to God and shifting my perspective from getting my way to being the best employee that I could be, I was able to be more content and know that I was where God wanted me to be at that point in time.

Since then I find myself praying a similar prayer daily, sometimes multiple times during the day.

“Lord I submit this day to you. Help me to be where you want me to be and do what you want me to do. And help me to submit to the authority that my supervisor has over me.”

Now those that know me will realize just how huge this shift in perspective really is for me! I’m slowly learning to let go and simply trust. Trust is something that doesn’t come easy to me—it is something that I lost in my superiors a long time ago. But I am learning today that I can trust God and that this trust will never place me in any danger or harm.

Yes, I continue to struggle in many areas and many ways, and I’ve not gotten it all figured out. But I am slowly learning to celebrate my small victories. I’m learning that life was not meant to just be survived, as I once thought, but enjoyed. I’m also learning that it is okay to ask for help, that I don’t have to fight the battle alone, and that there is One who will always help me, if I will simply turn it over to Him.

So today, I end by issuing you a challenge. Try to simply let go of the reigns in one area of your life. Quit trying to control and manipulate the situation…Stop and submit the problem to God. Then breathe deeply and rest in the knowledge that God has it all under control. It is not necessary to control everything and walk around with the weight of the world on your shoulders. Simply do what you can in this moment, and let go of the rest.