Whose in charge?

I'm struggling lately with events beyond my control. Reading last night in “Women Under Stress” I came across the statement - “no goal is good when it is beyond our control. It will only cause stress and make us feel guilty if we “fail”. We need to live our lives for God and leave the results to Him.

And then this morning I came across the following in a fb post: What is your biggest pet peeve? An irritating experience caused by others in which you have no control. There it is . . . control or lack of – and how it can impact my life and my sense of well being.

And then there's the familiar Serenity Prayer:
God grant me the serenity  to accept the things I cannot change;  courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference.

 The remainder of that prayer, which I'd never heard, is: Living one day at a time;  Enjoying one moment at a time;  Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;  Taking, as He did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it;  Trusting that He will make all things right if I surrender to His Will; That I may be reasonably happy in this life  and supremely happy with Him Forever in the next. Amen.

And finally Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will direct your paths. Proverbs 3, 5-6

I say “and finally” because this is ultimately where I end up, and in truth, it's where I want to be. Simply and completely trusting in, surrendered to and clinging to the ONE who is in control. Knowing that He is faithful and true and that His desires for me are always for my good and for His glory. I choose to rely upon Him as the source of my well being; and that even in the storms of life, He is my anchor and provides a peace beyond my understanding or my control.