Control-Freakism

Control-Freakism is a disease that floods our nation.  As a currently diagnosed carrier of control-freakism I ponder it's roots and the possible ways to rid myself of its havoc in my life.  Day after day I quiver at its ugly face filled with disillusionment of control and command.  To think I hold in my hand enough power to move the very environment around me to please my every whim is rather audacious and absolutely ludicrous.  Where do I start to break free from control-freakism?  How do I live without stressing over minute details of display or minor punctures in my plans?

Let go. 

Two words that hold so much weight.  Releasing the grip of five fingers to let self granted control fly away forever frees stress of perfection. You see, my fellow sufferers, we are to not be anxious. Everything we do ought to be dressed in prayer, allowing God, the one who does hold the reigns of control, to be just that, in control.  Not only this, but we must come to Him with gratitude, understanding that He has a greater plan and can do more than we could as his creation (Phil 4:6).  Let go of minor details, what color shirt you ware today, and rather be thankful you have clothes to ware.  Let go of trivial obscurities such as each pencil being sharpened to a point and each paper equally aligned with the others in your trays at work and be thankful you have a place to work.  Or what about the restaurant being out of your favorite dish, your car not working, your computer crashing.  Things will happen outside of our control everyday.  The wind will blow your perfectly parallel papers into a chaotic stack of sheets and the question is how will you deal with it.  Be thankful for something about that situation and pray God gives you the grace to be at peace.  Let's end this epidemic of control-freakism and move forward into a healthy reality understanding that we aren't in command.