In The Practice of the Presence of God, Brother Lawrence corresponds with a friend. In one of the letters he tells of a simple prayer that a third friend continually implores:
My God, here I am all devoted to thee.
Lord, make me according to Thy heart.
Thus, it would seem that our communion with God grows exponentially with our commitment to devotion.
Control seems to be one of the greatest things we humans attempt to hold onto. However, the more we try to control a situation the more we manipulate it to our desire. The problem comes when we realize that our intentions were selfish and fleeting, but this realization usually comes too late, and the situation becomes spoiled long before our self-enlightenment.
So what are we to do?
I don't know, but maybe when we pursue communion with God we learn to trust in God and subsequently are better lead by the Spirit into proper living and thus releasing the control facade.
