A Bottle of Surrender

I found an old fashioned  pop bottle today, it's made of glass and has the quaintest wire and cork stopper. I'm sure it's had some good old ginger beer brewed in it, or some peach brandy. Its the perfect bottle for what  Ive called my " Ek kan nie meer nie Heer  bottle" which is Afrikaans for " I can't do it anymore Lord".

Iv'e had the world on my shoulders trying to deal with problems big and small, my fists clenched too tightly around worries, fears and vexations that I can't seem to resolve. I have a little faith that what I can't do God can, but for some reason haven't been willing to surrender the problems to him.

The time has come now to hand them over to my Father and let go a little, I'm making myself sick and tired holding on to them. So one by one I've written each on a piece of paper and dropped it off into my bottle to see what God can make of them.

It's a nice feeling letting go, deeply satisfying and carries with it a measure of peace, more peace than I have felt in a while. One day, I may go for a little walk and read these quietly to myself - and throw away into the wind  the ones God and I have solved together.

Perhaps this bottle and I can brew some good old fashioned peace of mind, whilst I buy my ginger beer from the store. It's worth a try.