Trust

As those of you who follow this blog know, this has not been an easy week for me.

And when we come face to face with the storms and trials of life, it’s easy to ask, “Why.”

The truth is, many times we will never find out that answer. We simply can’t see all that God is doing. His purposes are much greater than we can possibly comprehend.

So when we face those times, we can respond in two ways. We can scream and cry out “Unfair! Why?”

Or we can trust.

David chose to trust. He said,

“Lord, my heart is not proud;
my eyes are not haughty.

I do not get involved with things
too great or too wondrous for me.

Instead, I have calmed and quieted my soul
like a weaned child with its mother;
my soul is like a weaned child.” (Psalm 131:1-2)

Will you trust God, even when you can’t understand what he is doing?

It can be a very hard thing. But remember this: because Jesus became a man he understands you.

He understands your pain. He himself experienced pain, even to the point of death. But because of his death, we now have hope.

His pain and suffering were not in vain.

And neither is ours.

So people of God,

“put your hope in the Lord,
both now and forever.” (3)