By His Spirit

After 70 years of captivity, the Israelites return to Jerusalem. The Temple was in ruins, the city was a disaster. The task before these recently freed slaves was daunting. How would they accomplish such a monumental undertaking?  The how was not in their ability or resources, "'Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit ,’ says the Lord Almighty" (Zech 4:6).

As a child of God, you may be facing a task that seems too big to overcome and it may well be. Perhaps you have just lost your spouse or are facing a divorce. Maybe you just learned you are about to lose your job. Possibly your medical insurance has just been cancelled, courtesy of Obama Care, and you are in the middle of chemo or dialysis.  How are you going to deal with it?

When you are facing a problem, too big for you to handle, you cannot handle it. You can't exercise a level of power you do not possess. You have to turn to the Source of the power you need: God!  Not by your might or power, but by His Spirit is the how. 

While you may not be able to move that mountain, God "can do more than you ask or imagine according to his power at work within you" (Eph 3:20).  If you can let go and let God have this problem, he can deal with it. He may not handle it the way or in the time-frame you had imagined, but he will handle it. 

Our biggest problem isn't our big problem before us, it's our reluctance to turn problems over to God and let his Spirit deal with them. We tend to want to retain control while God assists us in our efforts. God isn't our assistant, he is our Lord. 

If you had it under control, you wouldn't need Him to handle it. If you need Him to handle it, you need to let go of the controls. You really do need to let go (of the control) and let God have it. 

Jus' Sayn.