Focus

As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God in whatever way that may take place.

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Reflect

I TRUST

I heard a minister after the tragic death of a teenager say, “I don’t always understand God, but I trust God.”

Life happens to all of us. We plan and prepare, and we hope and pray that our plan will work.  Sometimes it all happens exactly how we want it too and sometimes things go wrong. The Psalmist points out in this passage that God is still there. God has it all figured out. Yet we find ourselves at times pouring our hearts out to God about our problems. We lose sight of the fact that no matter how big a problem is, our God is bigger. The same God that looked out into nothingness and spoke creation into existence, speaks into our nothingness and gives us purpose. Sometimes it’s a perfect road map with every turn and twist so apparent.  That’s when the journey is easy. It’s when we are in those situations where we have to look into uncertainty and step out in faith and trust God that we grow and are drawn closer to God’s love.

An old song says, “Though our minds be filled with questions, in our hearts we’ll understand when the river meets the sea.”  So we embrace our faith. A faith that at times is shaken, but we hold tight to it, because God has never failed us. It’s that faith that will sustain us and comfort us. Although we might not see where God is leading us, we know he built the road and has already worked things out for us. We simply have to be willing to, “Let go and let God.” God has never let us down and even though I have had times when I didn’t understand God, I still trust God, because God has always been faithful and true. God has the map and knows where I’m going even when I don’t.

Pray

Dear God, as the father of the demon-possessed son  prays, so do we, “I believe, Help my unbelief.” Encourage us everyday to have a deeper faith and trust in You. Amen

Go with God!