Allowance

What an irony it is that humanity's fallen spiritual state of sin causes people to cling to the idea that they are in control. It is because humans are fallen creatures that many are unwilling to acknowledge the sovereignty of God over their every day. They claim to be the masters of their own destiny, and they strive to make that a reality; but they are not, and they can't. The happiest day in anyone's life is the day that they realize that, accept it, and surrender to God - reconcile with Him through His Son, Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 5:20, 1 Timothy 2:5). 

As the Audio Adrenaline song says: 

"This life you live is really not your own

So where He Goes you go, you know

He leads and you follow"

Whoever, wherever you are; you have nothing that you did not receive from your Maker. Every heartbeat, every breath is an allowance from our heavenly Father. Every every day that we wake up alive and able to get out of bed; every good and perfect gift is from God (James 1:17). And in His great mercy and patience He allows human beings to continue receiving that allowance, even when they use it to mock, ignore, reject, hate Him. But it is those who receive God's gifts with gratitude and submit to the sovereignty of the Creator and Owner of all life who will spend eternity in Paradise with Him.

And when we realize that God is sovereign, that He is in control, and we surrender to Him in Christ; we learn to trust in His power and His purposes. We learn that whatever happens, our God who is love, is in control. "And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose". So by faith in Him we can live without fear, and without frustration.

"What a Friend we have in Jesus

All our sin and griefs to bear

What a privilege to carry

Everything to God in prayer

Oh what peace we often forfeit

Oh what needless pain we bear

All because we do not carry

Everything to God in prayer"