No Remote Control

I have a friend who don't believe so much in God because he thought that what happen in his life is totally under his control. His success is achieved because he worked so hard and committed to his job and his happiness is truly depends on what he has done instead of given by someone greater than his power. Of course I can't dictate a friend to have the same faith as mine, however I surely could disagree to his perception.

For me, what happen in my life is beyond my control. I could plan and predict, but still the end result is subjected to God's will. I used to be the kind of person who trust God but didn't surrender completely to him. I used to have everything I needed or wanted that I didn't really care about what God really wants me to do. However as life goes by, I learned that not everything that I wanted is good for me and would be given to me. And when I forced it to happen even though God had told me several times to several channels that it wasn't what I needed, it made me frustrated and unhappy. In contrary, when we surrender to what God's will, you'll be more open to other alternate things and chances, instead of pushing and punishing yourself to hard. 

I could say that with such kind of faith, I feel grateful easily. It makes me see all the blessings I have received more clearly and if I counted all of them, they are too many! That shows how good God is to me. In the end, I am more happy than I was before. Happiness is not so hard to find, after all.

I believe there are some who disagree with my way of thinking, they might say if everybody thinks the same as I do, people would be lazy, they won't work hard because they know that no matter what they do, if God don't want them to be successful, they won't turn into one. That sounds pathetic, actually. Of course, we can't just sit down and do nothing, we still need to have plans for our future and give the best that we could to our job or duty. However there are some points when you need to know when to surrender and let God do the rest. It's only a matter about balancing the effort and the faith.

There's a really good old song that reflect best of this blog post:

I Surrender

by Geoff Bullock

You're softening my heart
To the knowledge of Your love
And opening my eyes
You light the way

To love You
Words alone cannot express
All the hope that You have placed
Within me
In between each heartbeat, Lord
I surrender

I surrender to You
I surrender to You
Everything I am and ever hope to be
I surrender to You

You gently pick me up
Wash me with your love
And opening my ears
You speak the Word

Healing
Releasing all the hurts and fears
By the hope that You have placed
Within me
In between each heartbeat, Lord
I surrender

I surrender to You
I surrender to You
Everything I am and ever hope to be
I surrender to You

Cheers,

Indispensable Lady