Isaiah 55:8
"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the LORD.

Why is it so hard for us to give up control of our lives? Or let me rephrase that, why do we think we are in control?
Time and time again i not only try to plan things out myself, but i am often let down when things do not work out as i have planned, and now wonder why...
The Lord calls us to seek him with our whole heart, and WHEN
"You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart." (Jeremiah 29:13)
I listened to a girl share her testimony tonight and her story is this..

I was chasing a life that would never bring fulfillment, only to be let down by everyone around me, to feel rejected, lonely, and even worthless, BUT NOW ( don't you just love those two words?!) I have found the hope that is found in JESUS!

We all have but now moments praise GOD!

She went on to say, its only when she surrendered the mentality to let go that she lost her life, so that she may gain life in eternity.
"He who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted." (Luke 14:11)