There remains something within us that wants to control everything, from emotions, to circumstances, and even to other people. We express this desire to exercise control by working hard to make everything work out as we would like. When it doesn’t work out as we would like, or even if it is just slow at working out as we would like, we get restless. We remain restless until we work it out. Some people do this even with religion. They worship a God who will do as they want and they work hard to make sure that God does what they want.
Hebrews 4:9-10 says, “So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, for whoever has entered God’s rest has also rested from his works as God did from his.” Our natural instinct is to try to control our lives and circumstances. We think that if we work hard enough these circumstances and our lives will work out well. But the opposite is true. The harder we work at controlling things, the less rest we have. Rest is only found in submitting to God’s control. We can do that by knowing Him more and acting upon our trust in Him.
Reluctant Retiree 