Fear Not - Isaiah 41:10

Over the passed week I have had to hold to the faith that God is in control.  It isn't anything I can see at the moment, but by looking at past history, I know that there is a path that is being directed and just as I cannot see a road over the mountain top, there is a path that He wants me to follow.

In these times of strife and unknown information (the latter because it has not yet come to light), I have found myself hoping God would just give me the remote control so I could hit the fast forward button and get to the end of the story.  At least I could know that things work out and even if they don't work out for my intended reasons, they do work out for His good.  The unknown is the worst thing.  It conjures up multiple story possibilities and we all know that those possibilities might not be swayed in the direction of rainbows and happy faces.

I have to remember Isaiah 41:10

                fear not, for I am with you;

                                             be not dismayed, for I am your God;

                       I will strengthen you, I will help you,

                                              I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

I have yet to internalize this because I still have concern for things that involve those that I love.  I need to let go of this fear that God isn't in control.  He is and for what it is worth, God's glory will prevail, maybe not in my time (immediate or lifetime) but in His time.

Who knows, this blip of a crises that seems overwhelming now will be a fleeting memory 10 years from now.  Maybe those involved will have moments that Job experienced - being blamed for something he did not do.  For the sake of families involved, I pray this is the case but I am not so sure it will come to fruition.