It’s Above Me Now!

I know you’re probably wondering where this topic is about to lead to, but first let me explain for those of you who don’t know about this statement. There was a video that circulated back in 2019 where a guest at a Holiday Inn Express in Austin, Texas was refused a room due to her calling a hotel worker a racial slur over the phone while trying to book a room last minute. She pleaded with him to give her a room due to the recent death of her mother, but instead he referred her to a nearby Best Western and told her, “It’s above me now!”. Where am I going with this you ask?

How many of you have been in a situation where you feel like your hands have been tied? I’m not just talking about dealing with customers at work, but life in general. You’ve been fussing at your kids all week to do their homework and chores and you’re ready to snap. Your bills are piling up faster than you’re able to pay them. You’re sick and had to miss work for the umpteenth time this month. Your marriage or relationship is in shambles and you don’t know what to do. You’ve been to several funerals recently and are tired of losing loved ones. It seems like you’re falling down the rabbit hole and all hell is breaking loose! You look around and everyone is having their own issues that they are trying to work through so you don’t want to bother them with your sob story! Well, my friends, I said all that to say this, “It’s above you now!” Sometimes you have to put it in upper managements hands when you can’t control what’s going on around you! I’m referring to God, because he’s the only one who can solve all of your problems!

Sometimes life kicks you when you are down, but you have to take a step back and let the chaos know, “It’s above me now!”. You aren’t going to solve every problem, react the best in every situation, or always make the right decisions, but you can rest assured knowing that when it’s out of your hands, you can put it in the hands of God. There is no problem too big for him! He even reminds us in Psalms 50:15, “And call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me.” How comforting to know that you have a higher power intercepting on your behalf to handle those tough situations! Sometimes we have to take a step back from life and understand that it’s too much for us to handle! When the enemy is trying to break you and get the best of you just stand bold and say, “It’s above me now!”