I’m currently flying over the Gulf of Mexico on my way to Grand Cayman for a Miles Ahead Do Something Festival (www.dosomethingcayman.com) . For the next 11 days I will be working in paradise or close to it—beach front resort with off the beach snorkeling. Oh wait, I will be working. Rumor has it I might not see the beach much! The drawback, I’m away from my husband and child, and I have not been away from either of them for more than 3 days.
But God has already been using this time for me to be closer to Him. This month God has been speaking to me about SURRENDER. I need to surrender all things to Him: family, work, friendships, health and my relationship with Him. It is the source of un-healthy stress in my life which overall is not good for me or for anyone. Why don’t I trust God, why don’t I surrender all to Him. He has proven over and over again that He alone is my Jehovah Jireh, my healer, my portion, my strength. But my sinful nature takes over—I want control! But we cannot possibly control everything and isn’t it comforting to know God has it all in His hands.
This brings me back to what my holistic doctor keeps quoting from Matthew, “Let your yes be yes, and your no be no.” I am not trying to surrender, I AM surrendered. I am choosing not to stress, instead I take care of what I can but give it all to God. (Of course, it’s easier said than done.)
This leads me to my challenge on the gluten-free, dairy-free, sugar-free and so on diet I’m on. I packed what snacks I could but I have had to put aside my worry about staying on the diet. I’m going to eat and eat as healthy as options are available. Hopefully, they don’t bread a lot of their foods.
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