Submit Your Problems to God – Two2Grow, May 30
Submit Your Problems to God – Two2Grow, May 30
“By this time it was late in the day, so his disciples came to him. 'This is a remote place,' they said, “and it’s already very late. Send the people away so that they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”” Mark 6:35-36 NIV
A guest post by Josephine Stenhammar
I am sure many of us are familiar with the story of Jesus feeding 5,000 from 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish.
In this story, we first see how the disciples come to Jesus and tell him about the problem–how it is a remote place, and it is getting late– and their own solution to it– that Jesus should send the people away so they can buy food to eat. The disciples have taken the situation into their own hands, presented their plan to Jesus, and asked him to bless it and make it come to pass.
They were leaning on their own understanding rather than submitting to Jesus (unlike in Proverbs 3:5-6). But Jesus had a different plan. Jesus already knew about the problem before the disciples even asked him, and Jesus had a solution that was different from the ideas of the disciples.
The disciples should have instead come to Jesus, surrendered their problems to him, and allowed him to lead. The same thing with us today, instead of trying to solve things in our understanding and presenting our fixed plan to Jesus, we should come and surrender to him, allowing him to work his way out, which will always be the best way.
When Jesus had his way with the feeding of the five thousand, all of them ate and were satisfied- there were even leftovers. This would not have happened if Jesus had allowed the disciples to have their way. When we surrender to Jesus and trust his ways, it will always turn out better, even if it requires walking by faith and us giving up control.
Thank you, Jesus, for loving us and caring for me. I want to surrender all of my problems to you. I trust that you have a plan and that your way is better than my way. Lead me on your path and help me to trust in you. Amen.
A guest post by Josephine Stenhammar
I am sure many of us are familiar with the story of Jesus feeding 5,000 from 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish.
In this story, we first see how the disciples come to Jesus and tell him about the problem–how it is a remote place, and it is getting late– and their own solution to it– that Jesus should send the people away so they can buy food to eat. The disciples have taken the situation into their own hands, presented their plan to Jesus, and asked him to bless it and make it come to pass.
They were leaning on their own understanding rather than submitting to Jesus (unlike in Proverbs 3:5-6). But Jesus had a different plan. Jesus already knew about the problem before the disciples even asked him, and Jesus had a solution that was different from the ideas of the disciples.
The disciples should have instead come to Jesus, surrendered their problems to him, and allowed him to lead. The same thing with us today, instead of trying to solve things in our understanding and presenting our fixed plan to Jesus, we should come and surrender to him, allowing him to work his way out, which will always be the best way.
When Jesus had his way with the feeding of the five thousand, all of them ate and were satisfied- there were even leftovers. This would not have happened if Jesus had allowed the disciples to have their way. When we surrender to Jesus and trust his ways, it will always turn out better, even if it requires walking by faith and us giving up control.
Thank you, Jesus, for loving us and caring for me. I want to surrender all of my problems to you. I trust that you have a plan and that your way is better than my way. Lead me on your path and help me to trust in you. Amen.