Feeling out of control?

This is unpleasant, isn’t it?

That is the nice way of describing it. If you are like me, or the other 8 billion people on the planet, control is something for which you strive. It may be conscious or unconscious. But we really want control.

What I am about to share with you is very personal. By personal, I do not mean secret. I mean it was meant for me, in my life, at a specific point. It may or may not be helpful for you, in your life, as you are reading today.

A few years ago, as I was praying, a very specific phrase came to my mind. It continues to haunt and help me to this day. It was this…

“Good news. You are not in control.”

I had never felt such freedom and horror at the same time. Part of me wanted to express excitement. Another part of me wanted to curl up in a ball of anxiety.

As we live on this planet in such an uncertain time, I continue to meditate on this word. Sometimes I believe it. Other times I ignore it.

What do you think? Is it good news to not be in control?