Kingdom Quality TidBits
In Case You
Forgot, He
Means What
He Says!
BY TAMARA D. DAVIS
or several months, I’d been
F
dealing with an issue resulting
from a decision I made years ago
when I wasn’t allowing Christ
to lead in my life. I’d been
waiting for a conclusion to the situation
and the conclusion didn’t come out the
way in which I’d hoped nor expected. My
world was on the verge of being turned
upside down. “How could this be?” and “I
don’t understand this!” were the only two
full sentences I could manage to get out of
my mouth. Worry, anxiety, and fear set in
because everything I thought and believed
to be true was no more. Suddenly, my
defenses were up, so I immediately plunged
into “deal with it and fix it” mode.
I began to process all the information God and gave step by step instructions on me in due time.
before me. I completely took the steering how to do so in WORDS and ACTIONS! So many times we SAY we are leaving
wheel as if I were snatching it right out of Even though the pews were filled with something up to God but behind the scenes,
God’s hands. I started driving because I people, I am certain that He was only we are still attempting to manipulate and
felt like He wasn’t moving fast enough for talking to me. To further illustrate His control every detail. Hear me and hear
me. I wanted my clarity of mind back! I point, God sent a song my way. “Sovereign me well: HE DOESN’T NEED OUR
wanted my peace and calmness back and God” by Maurette Brown Clark remained HELP! When we truly cast our cares on
I felt as if I wasn’t going to get it until I on repeat for several weeks until it got Him, we cannot go back and dig the line
arrived at a conclusion to the issue, MY down in my spirit. The message in this song out the water. It’s gone! Either we trust
conclusion. The more I moved forward, reminded me that God is truly sovereign Him or we don’t! Now, there may be some
the more elevated my stress level became. and His infinite power is far greater than things He’ll ask us to do and we must do
It was now official! I had taken on my my finite power! Along with prayer and what we are instructed, no more and no
burden! patience, God’s spoken word and His word less. We must search His Word and find
Taking on my own burden put me in ministered through song propelled me scriptures relating to our issues. Once we
total control, which was what I wanted from my pit. have scriptures, we must speak and meditate
right? NOT! I had severe writer’s block, To finally drive home His point, God on them several times a day. God responds
several sleepless nights and a mind that spoke to me directly Himself. He made to His Word and likewise, we must also.
wouldn’t rest. I was on the road to self- me understand that the other individuals
destruction because I was crumbling under in this situation weren’t ready to deal with
the weight of my own burden. I cried out to it as quickly as I was. He instructed me
©2008 KQ Tidbits
God because I was desperate! Crying out to completely and totally take my hands off
Through her writing,
Tamara hopes to encourage
to God should’ve been my first response, the steering wheel. He didn’t need a GPS
people to live divinely
not my last resort. I can imagine Him system or a back seat driver. I finally took
guided, victoriously and to
saying, “I’m going to need for you to back my hands off and backed away. It was at
always seek the kingdom of
up off of this!” Being the loving, caring, that moment that peace engulfed me! My
God.
merciful God that He is, He stepped in and joy and laughter returned because I was tamaradavis@
put me in check. no longer responsible for the outcome! I
wowmagazine.org.
God sent a word through my Pastor am not responsible for anything but being
that He knew I wouldn’t miss. My Pastor obedient to Him. I have humbled myself
preached about truly casting your cares on before Him and I know He is going to exalt
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