Control or Trust?

Based on Psalm 31:14-16 and Romans 12:2

Look at how many times God has carried His kids through bitter times of hardship and heartbreak, just like a father carries his child (Deuteronomy 1:31). Everytime we've been in an extreme state of need, He has been there to meet that need where it was impossible for us to meet it; ways that were above and beyond what the world around us was willing to provide or offer. But still, we worry and obsess about things that, at the end of the day, are out of our reach. Sometimes we worry to the point where we can hardly even function because our mind is so consumed with running our thoughts in circles in hopes of "figuring things out". It's our inherent human desire to be the captain of our own ship. Because of this, it's hard for us to give our lives completely over to the One who created us along with the entire world--something we had no say in at all. When you look at it like that, it seems silly that we wouldn't trust Him. The thing is, with our limited understanding of things, we naturally don't. When we give our lives completely to Him, He will take us through things we can't understand, at least for now. This is so He can teach us (slowly most of the time) that there is a higher ability through Him than through ourselves; to trust Him, the One Who knows all of the answers and knows the outcome of all things. We don't have knowledge of either one of those. May God give us the courage to daily renew our mind by looking to Him, ruthlessly trusting Him when the immediate world around us pressures us to take our own control. This kind of open trust and confidence in Christ creates the doorway out of anger, fear, and addictions.