WHAT IFS

Jeremiah 17:5-8
 ⁵ This is what the LORD says:
       "Cursed is the one who trusts in man,
       who depends on flesh for his strength
       and whose heart turns away from the LORD.
 ⁶ He will be like a bush in the wastelands;
       he will not see prosperity when it comes.
       He will dwell in the parched places of the desert,
       in a salt land where no one lives.
 ⁷ "But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD,
       whose confidence is in him.
 ⁸ He will be like a tree planted by the water
       that sends out its roots by the stream.
       It does not fear when heat comes;
       its leaves are always green.
       It has no worries in a year of drought
       and never fails to bear fruit."
Reading this I was thinking do I put my total trust in God? When I turn to control, strategies, intelligence, and manipulation, I am trusting in myself not him. Instead of giving my fears and "what ifs" to him I trust in myself. The result of me doing this is always disaster. My focus is on what I can do to get what I want rather than how I can trust. We can only trust God when our focus is on Him and not on our circumstances. I struggle with this a lot, because I like to feel in control. But I have seen that when Im not in control is when my life is undercontrol. The Serenity Prayer is a great way to think about dealing with the WHAT IFS in life.
God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next.