"You Take Over"

As I was walking to work, I read this in the book I am reading: "Okay, Lord. I can't do this. I give up. You take over." As soon as I read it, my eyes were filled with tears (but I didn't cry because I was in public). I realized that perhaps, my problem is that I try to counsel the Lord and force Him to give me what I want. Obviously, that's not going to work. I thought if I prayed hard enough and kept His commandments, I would be blessed with what I prayed for, but I forgot the most important concept about prayer which is "not to change the will of God" (Bible Dictionary). Then I thought of “Be Thou Humble” in our hymn book.

Be thou humble in thy weakness, and the Lord thy God shall lead thee,

Shall lead thee by the hand and give thee answer to thy prayers.

Be thou humble in thy pleading, and the Lord thy God shall bless thee,

Shall bless thee with a sweet and calm assurance that he cares.

How sweet are the words of this hymn that teaches you to be humble so that the Lord can guide you.