Today being Black Saturday when all seems dark is a wonderful opportunity for us to reflect and look forward with confidence to a mighty resurrection that awaits on Easter day which is certainly to happen because Jesus was raised by the hand of the Lord and now lives eternally.

The Holy Spirit wants you to know today that some needless things in life you are suffering are only present because you did not commit them to Him in prayer. 1 Peter.5:7. They are responsible for the much heartache, regret and shame you are enduring in your lives presently.

Much of the time many of the things we believe we can handle are the very things the enemy uses to trap us and make a mockery of our Covenant relationship with God. Psalm.37:5.

For reference the Holy Spirit reminded me of a tragic situation that happened when we as a family went on vacation to Florida. We committed all our plans to Him and prayed on all the things we would do.

However, the only area we did not commit and pray about were the services we would attend as we knew the ministry we would attend as we knew the Pastor and the messages he preached.

We presumed that because it was Christian/ brotherly event it would be fine. Well guess what! That turned out to be the only hitch we had on our trip and on the Sunday as we went to attend the service we kept having so many hitches on the way.

We considered turning back because the traffic was horrific, and as we were in the process of making this decision. When suddenly the way seemed to open up making us believe God was on our side.

This was an error of judgement because once we finally arrived at the Church all sorts of things started going wrong. Unfortunately in the end after the service which was a big disappointment we had an accident which nearly ruined our whole trip.

However the Lord was gracious to us as we repented as the accident occurred and we were granted a solution from the Holy Spirit who spoke up for us to take immediate action which meant we could enjoy the rest of our trip.

You know that once satan gets a foothold he doesn’t quit but keeps pushing the envelope. So the problem of the accident followed us home to London dragging on and on. It was only resolved much later when the Lord spoke to me to let the matter go and drop my rights.

The Holy Spirit reminded me that because I had not committed that portion of the trip to Him we had fallen into the snare of the devil resulting in so much trouble because the enemy had room to do things we couldn’t have imagined.

The Holy Spirit was reminding me again today to bring every small thing to Him and not presume I can handle it. He reminded me to commit all my ways to Him and not exclude what I think I have covered.

We must allow Him to cover every area of our lives and talk to Him on the small details which seem insignificant but can become a huge mountain before us.

So today bring to the Holy Spirit all the small things you are sure you can handle and watch how you will avoid potential major obstacles and problems which have been your failures in the past.

Please take note of these words as you reflect on your journey with the Lord and get free from the presumption that has harmed you in the past in Jesus Name. Amen. Psalm.19:13.