God knows (from David)

David sent me this blog post. It is dated October 19, 2009.

David writes:

The longer I'm a Christian and in recovery, the more I realize how little I really control. And also how little I want to control. Funny how that works out. Even more strangely, everything seems to work out just fine without my direction. And if I'm honest, it is going much better than it ever did when I was "managing" things. Go figure.

For example, our marriage was a mess. I am pretty sure Lisa would agree with me. The more I tried to manipulate, cajole, and control, the worse it got. Now that we've turned our marriage over to God, it is actually heading in a healthy direction.

I also spent a lot of time trying to get respect by being in the right places, working for the right companies, and knowing the right people. Now that I've let go of my pride and turned it over to God, I have so much support and love from so many people. It's amazing.

Now I still do my part. I'm not a passive onlooker of my life. I do all I can to hold up my end of the deal, but I don't have to carry the full weight. And God knows I'm grateful for that!!

God bless,
David