I Got This

“I got this”

Song: TobyMac “Me without You”

Read Matt 6:33-34

How many times have we’ve said “I’ve got this”?, How many times have we heard a friend or parent say that? What’s your first instinct…like most of us we think..what?, wait, I’ve got to watch this. Cause usually it will be either epic success or epic fail..but it’s usually a show..lol. Think about this…if you know that person was doing it wrong would you stop them? Or would you let them fail & say “I told you so”, so.. you think I just taught them a lesson right?...is that the Christian thing?

There’s always the explanation when plans/action go wrong “it seemed like a good idea at the time”…but it’s usually not. When we take matters into our own hands, we substitute another plan for God’s plan. Clearly, any plan opposed to God’s will fail sooner or later.

Our human nature is that we like to test people, like our parents and even God, rather than trust them. We want to “skate on thin ice” rather than rely on your parents or God for advice. So what is your faith worth if you don’t trust God completely? It’s normal to trust in your own understand, but what if you don’t know the answer? My walk of faith means I will trust the bible, its teachings, and direction. It’s perfectly normal to say “I don’t know” or “I need help”. Ask advice from your fellow Christians.

Advice can be found anywhere and if you look hard enough, you can find someone who will tell you whatever you want to hear. God’s Word, however, is the truth, and it stands the test of time. Example of Bad Advice: Adam & Eve, Eve on Satan’s advice (Gen 3:1-6)

So what?  How does this apply to you?  Right now you may or may not be weighting a tough decision in your life, however, there will be many situations in life where God wants us to wait on his perfect timing. We might not know when or where, but we need to trust his will.
Example Read (Heb 11:6)

Let me ask you this, if you’re in a car with a foggy window or in bathroom with a steamed up mirror…how many wipes does it take to before the window/mirror is before its clear?....If we keep saying “I got this” and not trusting God’s plan, he will continue to let us fall on our face…he’s teaching you a lesson that sooner or later you will have to look up. Proof of God’s Will…Creation & Life (Genesis), Moses (Ex 2:11-15) , Noah (Gen 7-9)

I know waiting on God is hard, but it’s an important and necessary part of this faith journey…we have plenty of examples of what happens when we say…”I got this”, so next time you say “I got this” you should think hard and pray for God’s wisdom, perfect timing and invite him to show you the blessing and benefits of waiting..

Closing Prayer: Dear God, we want to follow you. We will turn from sin and place our trust in you alone and ask for your forgiveness. Right now, we receive your gift of eternal life and confess you as Lord. Thank you for loving us and dying on the cross for us. Thanks you for giving us new life, in Jesus’ name, Amen.