Sponge

Have you seen a sponge? Have you tried dropping a sponge into a bucket of water, while squeezing tightly onto it? You see, when you hold tightly onto the sponge, even though it's in the water, it won't get wet. It is only when you start releasing your grip on it, the sponge starts drawing water into itself.

And, sometimes this is what we do with our own lives. We hold our lives tightly into our own hands. That means we try to control our lives on our own, telling God, "God I don't need you." But, the Bible says, when we are trying to hold our lives tightly into our own hands,  God cannot help us. Because He cannot come into our lives. It's only when we start releasing the hold, and tell God, "God, I let go of control of my own life." That's when God starts to come and help us, so that we can be used for Him. Are you trying to control your life on your own hand? It's time to let it go...

"....Be filled with the Holy Spirit" (Ephesians 5:18)

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Illustration adopted from Billie Hanks, A Call to Joy: Discipler's Guide (International Evangelism Association), 205.

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