{"id":1862,"date":"2012-01-04T22:53:05","date_gmt":"2012-01-05T02:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.phatherphil.org\/?p=1862"},"modified":"2012-01-04T22:53:05","modified_gmt":"2012-01-05T02:53:05","slug":"let-go-and-let-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.phatherphil.org\/?p=1862","title":{"rendered":"Let Go, and Let God"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear Lord; Happy Wednesday Father!<\/p>\n

This morning Lord, I spent some time chatting online with a friend regarding some trials she and her family were going through.\u00a0 We were discussing the importance of remaining open to finding Your assistance in unexpected places, and a story I\u2019d heard some time ago came to mind\u2026<\/p>\n

There was a man whose farm was located on the banks of a flood-swollen river. As the water rose, a neighbor drove up in a Jeep, urging him to leave before the farm was flooded. \u201cOh, no,\u201d said the man confidently, \u201cGod will save me.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The water rose higher, and the man was forced to move into the second story of the farmhouse. A police boat soon came, and the officers called for the man to hurry and get into their boat.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cOh, no, that won\u2019t be necessary,\u201d the man insisted. \u201cGod will save me.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Finally the house was completely engulfed in water, and a Coast Guard helicopter swooped in to rescue the man, now perched on the roof. Again he refused. Just then, a huge wave of water swept over the house, and the man drowned.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

When he got to Heaven, he stormed at the Lord, asking WHY<\/span> God had let him die when his faith had been so strong.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat do you mean?\u201d asked the heavenly Father. \u201cI sent a Jeep, a boat, and a helicopter \u2026 and you wouldn\u2019t budge!\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

When I look at some of the most powerful Blessings You\u2019ve brought into my life Father, a good many of them came about in ways that I never would have expected.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor my thoughts are not your thoughts,<\/strong>
\nneither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.
\nFor as the heavens are higher than the earth,
\nso are my ways higher than your ways
\nand my thoughts than your thoughts.\u201d \u2013 Isaiah 55:8-9 (ESV)<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Help us Lord\u2026<\/p>\n

To realize Your Blessings don\u2019t always present themselves as we expect,<\/em><\/p>\n

To recognize Your gifts when You place them in our path,<\/em><\/p>\n

And to suspend our disbelief, accepting Your aid when it\u2019s offered…<\/em><\/p>\n

To let go, and let God.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

In Jesus\u2019 Name we pray,<\/p>\n

Amen.<\/p>\n

~Phather Phil<\/p>\nPin It<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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