Does this mean you are no longer going to try to handle it, but instead let God handle it?
2007-08-31 03:56:12 · 30 answers · asked by Linz ♥ VT 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It's the Christianized way of saying "I'm letting it go."
2007-08-31 04:02:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
Only if it's a situation that cannot be resolved by any action on my part. Like the weather forecast calls for rain but I have important plans that require sun shine.
When I say I'm turning over a problem to God it means that I'm withdrawing my emotional energy from the problem and looking to God for the proper actions to take. For example, say I needed a new job. I look through the want adds and I send out resumes but I trust that the places that respond will be the places that He wants me to be and are the places that I'm best suited for not just professionally but personally and spiritually.
When the letter's that say "Sorry we chose a different candidate" come in I don't feel nearly as rejected as I would If hadn't turned it over to God. I trust that if I'm patient then something better in on the way.
2007-08-31 11:35:19 · answer #2 · answered by Mandy43110 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Man, no need for the insults.
What it means is that they'll not actively try to develop solutions themselves, but allow things to progress. Then when something happens that solves the problem they will ascribe the solution to God. There are several times when I've been the one to solve the problem of a Christian, and they later tell someone that God made a way for them to get out the situation they were in. Like when a friend asked to borrow some money from me to help pay her mom's electric bill. I gave her more than she asked for, and she said "God is good!". I wondered why God didn't loan her the money, because I would think it would have a couple billion dollars a year in charitible donations.
2007-08-31 11:06:45 · answer #3 · answered by Rev. Still Monkeys 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Well I don`t see this questions just partaining to christians, and it depends on your veiw point of what christ himself is about, some say the stories of Christ go beyond the physical. certainly I believe in a`higher power` if you like. More of a spiritual thing than religous. Also, its probally fair to mention metaphysics at this point. The belief that there are non tangible forces of an elastic, ever changing matter that keep the world we live in structured and stable,. So when ever I`ve done all I can to over come any of lives problems, and I myself can`t do any more to influence the outcome I leave it to the powers that be and for me that is god as I see it , dare say everyone`s interpretation of god is vastly different.
2007-08-31 11:09:04 · answer #4 · answered by finn mchuil 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually, this often refers to an admission that instead of them inviting GOD to help from the start, they usually were trying to plow ahead alone and got "stuck" and now are not only asking for the help with the issue at hand but forgiveness for being stubborn in the 1st place........now I must admit, alot of followers abuse that phrase and make an habit of treating GOD like a magical genie instead of the divine creator and that strongly contributes to the negative perception all religion gets
2007-08-31 11:06:12 · answer #5 · answered by Saiyanman3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, we will still handle it but we wont allow ourselves to fret over this. it means u will ask Him to solve this situation how He sees fit. He will guide us in the direction he wants us to take in order to resolve the problem. and sure, sometimes the outcome sucks - but ya just gotta remember everything happens for a reason and helps to make u the person u r. God never gives us more than we can handle, even though it seems that way a lot.
2007-08-31 11:05:23 · answer #6 · answered by snuggler 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's good to see some sensible answers. I had figured it was similar to, in Taoism, the story of the priest swimming in the river. His secret to not drowning was to let the river take him where it wants.
Also, I read a new aphorism while searching for that story: "Do not confuse swimming in the river with controlling the river."
The Christian religion is less developed than Taoism or Hinduism in this regard. "Leaving things in God's hands" has become a popular expression (a part of Western folk religion), but I'm not aware of any extended Biblical commentary on akarmic action.
EDIT: I read this on a gravestone, I think, in a French MMORPG. "God buries those who bury themselves." I thought it was a wise statement.
2007-08-31 11:16:48 · answer #7 · answered by Sabrina H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I say I am turning a problem over to God. . . .it means I have done all I could on my own and I am now leaving it in God's hands to direct me on what to do next. Sometimes there is nothing you can do to correct a situation such as illness. . .I leave it in the Lords' hands and don't spend my days worrying about something I can't control.
It is not a matter of not wanting to step up and do something about the situation. . . .but a matter of wanting to step up and do the right thing in the situation.
2007-08-31 11:18:43 · answer #8 · answered by sparkles9 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The bible says to "cast all of your care upon Him". In other words, we release our worry, our fear, our frustrations and take everything to God - by prayer, by an act of our will, by surrender.
sometimes there are things we can do to help our situation. But many times there are not. Stuff happens beyond our control. But what is important is how we react to it.
Certainly as we learn to rest in His peace, His love, His will, it makes for a happier life and one where we can think more clearly, act more decisively, etc.
We learn that He is able to change things, change minds, change situations.... But even if He doesn't , we love Him, trust Him, obey Him.
As Christians, we are not our own. We have been purchased with a price - the blood of His own dear son. So we have no rights, no claim to anything. WE ARE HIS.
and He is Lord of heaven and earth!
It is a wonderful life!
god bless
2007-08-31 11:08:01 · answer #9 · answered by happy pilgrim 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means, as far as I understand it, that you ask God to take over and do what He wants to do with the situation. Its a combination of releasing the burden from your back (remember when Jesus said, "My yolk is easy and my burden is light?") and opening yourself up to do what God wants you to do. Its not putting the blame on someone else, its not dropping the ball and then blaming God when nothing happens. Its a change in yourself more than anything. Like C.S. Lewis said (not an exact quote), I pray not to change God's mind, but to change my own.
2007-08-31 11:07:27 · answer #10 · answered by hanknowaff 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This means that you pray about it and you do your best but you do not worry about it. You cannot have both intimacy and control with God. I am happy I can leave things to God. I still keep performing the best I can, but when I leave the situation for God to handle, I know it is in the best hands. He knows all the options, I do not. And He always knows what is the best for us. : )
2007-08-31 11:04:52 · answer #11 · answered by SeeTheLight 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋