Is Your World Spinning Out of Control?

I love a good “to-do-list”!  I've even been known to make a list of things I have already done during the day just so I can check them off.  Painful to admit.  I just like to be in control of the day.  Some might even refer to me as a “control freak”.  

Control freaks are usually birthed by being raised in environments that were out of their control.  Hence, the need to be in control as an adult.

Last week my to-do list had to be thrown out the window due to a health issue.  I have paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AFIB).  This type of AFIB comes and goes whenever it wants. There is no rhyme or reason, nor are there specific triggers that I or my cardiologist can pinpoint.  But when it shows up and causes my heart to beat anywhere from 100 beats per minute up to 188 beats per minute, my world almost comes to a complete stop.  Medications help but don’t just automatically cause my heart to go back into normal sinus rhythm. 

Consequently, I truly feel like my world is spinning out of control when my heart goes into AFIB. I mentally have to choose to believe all the promises in God’s word about His sovereignty, rule, and authority over my life.  I have to choose to rest in Him.  

Many of you may believe the world is spinning out of control right now. No one really knows what tomorrow holds.  Will Iran retaliate by striking the United States?  Will other countries become involved?  How will this affect my family, my business, my finances, my travel plans? And the Iranian/Israel/US conflict is just a part of the world feeling out of control.  There are still situations at work, a rebellious child, and maybe even your own health issues that are looming in front of you. 

I arrived home from the emergency room the night of my 65th birthday still in AFIB.  I was angry the doctor was not able to put my heart back into rhythm and this caused me to feel even more helpless.  I needed to sleep and rest in Jesus.  I turned on my Bible app to listen to Scripture and asked God to help me to remember He was on the throne. 

Here is what I heard:

“He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.  For by him all things were created in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities–all things were created through him and for him.  And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.”  Colossians 1:15-17

As God’s word challenged and encouraged me this past week, may His word speak to you!  Your world may feel like it is spinning out of control, but it’s not.  Your heart may be out of rhythm, but His heart is not!  Rest in peace, my friend!  God is on His throne.

P.S.  My heart went back into normal sinus rhythm hours before we were supposed to leave to teach at a family camp.  I was so very thankful for His provision.  Yet, I am more thankful that He continually teaches me that He is in control, not me!