“Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and lean not on your own understanding.
In all your ways submit to Him,
and He will make your paths straight.
“Proverbs 3:5,6
Trust: an easy concept to grasp when life is good.
The wind is to your back, the sun is shining, health is robust, finances are abundant.
Success seems to be coming at every turn,
and we gladly and happily declare that we love God, and we trust Him.
But what happens when a “curve ball” is thrown your way?
When the “sails of your ship” hang slack as you sit stagnant and still in the doldrums, an unexpected pink slip comes, finances are scarce, serious illness strikes you or a loved one, even the sudden and inconceivable death of a loved one leaves you feeling like you just got sucker punched-and so you wonder;
“God where are you?
How could this happen?
Why me, why them?
Why do bad things happen to good people?
Why?
We search and strive for answers and understanding, but there aren’t any.
Back to Proverbs 3:5- Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean NOT on your own understanding.
Sometimes people mistakenly think that God, the Creator King of the universe, owes us an explanation, which He doesn’t.
Instead He whispers to our tear-streaked faces:
“My ways are not your ways, nor are My thoughts your thoughts.
I ransomed you from hell with the life of My beloved only Son.
Trust Me.”
Real trust requires that regardless of any situation or circumstance we give up the right to understand.
Let the Lord of the Universe, who even numbers the hairs on our heads do what He does best.Just know beyond the shadow of any doubt that God is for us.
Beloved, as we submit our ways to the Master,
He promises that even when adversity knocks us off the path momentarily
He will pull us back onto the course He has lovingly mapped out for us.
Dedicated to Abrielle Hintz Miller and the memory of her beloved husband, Garrett Miller.