When God Takes You Off Your Throne

It’s not easy to be your own God. Think of all the variables you must foresee, have access to, manipulate and mold to your best interest. It’s a heavy task. So heavy, in fact, you will be emotionally and spiritually spent at the end of most days. You will sink onto your sofa for some distraction, take something to help you sleep, and wake up the next day with the same dilemma: If I can’t trust God, I have to trust myself. But wait! Because you are the Lord’s beloved, the day will come when He relieves you of those fragile substitutes. One by one, they must be exposed for…