Who is in control?

A few things have been happening in my life that have made me realize that I truly am not in control of my life, God is. This can be both a scary feeling and a totally liberating one. We as humans ahave a very strong tendancy to rely completly on ourselves for everything. That is no good. We ned to give everything to God. We need to let him have a part in everything we do. Why wouldnt we want him there? He knows what is going to happen to us, and he knows what will be the outcome of everything so why not let him work in our lives. As I have stated many times before, and it goes for this too. Im not trying to act like I have surrendered eveything to him but I have recently had the great blessing of being faced with some things that were completely out of my hands and when I asked God to help me and I gave him my fears and concerns, insted of feeling lost and scared, I was comforted with the tasks I have infront of all of me. God sent the Holy Spirit down upon me that day and totally blessed me with his presence. All of this reminds me of a poem that is very famous which I am sure you have heard before, but just incase some of you havent I wanted to put i on here becuase I think it speaks volumes to this topic. The poem is call "Footprints in the sand" and here it is:

"One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord.
Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky.
In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand.
Sometimes there were two sets of footprints,
other times there were one set of footprints.

This bothered me because I noticed
that during the low periods of my life,
when I was suffering from
anguish, sorrow or defeat,
I could see only one set of footprints.

So I said to the Lord,
"You promised me Lord,
that if I followed you,
you would walk with me always.
But I have noticed that during
the most trying periods of my life
there have only been one
set of footprints in the sand.
Why, when I needed you most,
you have not been there for me?"

The Lord replied,
"The times when you have
seen only one set of footprints in the sand,
is when I carried you."

In case you have never heard this poem you should really consider meditating on its meaning, and what it has to say to you today, in this life.