The Dreamer: God Is In Control

                                                 Let go of the controls

Hi friends. Many years ago the Lord spoke to me in a dream that still speaks very deeply to me today. In the dream I was flying a WWII B-17 bomber. Sitting in the cockpit, I remember looking out the side window and seeing other bombers flying with me. I thought to myself, "This is so cool! I am flying a B-17 on a bombing mission! How cool is that?!"

However, as I was reveling in "the grandness of it all," a enemy shell hit my plane. Immediately the bomber went into a nose dive, spiraling toward the earth. Though it was a dream, I will never forget the fear that raced through my heart. Instantly I began pulling up on the controller but it would not budge. It's stuck! Frantically, I began yanking and pulling on the controls. 

Then it happened, I heard the voice of God say, "Tim, let go of the controls."

Frantic with fear, I responded, "I can't, Lord! I have to get this plane back in the air or I am going to die!" Again, I yanked on the controls. 

With such tenderness in His voice, God spoke again, "Tim, let go of the controls."

Again, I shouted back at the Lord, "I can't! Can't you see my plane is going down! If I don't get the plane back in the air, I am going to die!" 

Then the Lord said the third time, "Tim, let go of the controls."

Realizing it's now too late to recover the plane, I threw my hands into the air in total surrender.

It was as if an invisible hand reached into the cockpit because suddenly I saw the controller pull back and the plane began to ascend. Oh, the relief that filled my heart. 

Instantly I woke up. In the stillness of the room I heard God speak so gently to my heart, "Tim, because of the fear in your heart, there are so many things you are trying to control. Yet, the more you try to fix it, the worst it gets. It's now time to take your hands off and trust that I am in control. Have faith that when you are not in control, I am in complete control." 

Is there a problem going on in your life right now that is causing your heart to fear? And in your fear are you trying to fix it, yet only making the problem worst? Maybe it is time to pray and ask God, "Are you telling me to take my hands off of it and simply trust that you are in control? Are you telling me to quit trying to fix it and just begin to trust that when I don't have control, God is in control?" 

How many times has the Lord brought me back to this dream and spoken to my heart, "When you let go of the controls, I will take control."