Notes of Faith May 9, 2023
You Can Trust God When You Don’t Understand
Breathe Deep and Know: The way of God may not always make sense to you, but you can trust Him without fear.
At the root of my fear is a lack of trust in the heart of God.
When the story of my life isn’t unfolding the way I thought it would, when a season of suffering lingers longer than I think I can bear, when the news is too bad and bills are too high and tasks are too hard and the pain is too much — when everything looks lost and nothing seems right — it can be hard to see or understand the heart of God. And it’s difficult to trust what we don’t understand.
But His ways are not at all like ours. There is always more happening than we can see.
Just look at Jesus: the Hope of the world born in the form of a vulnerable infant, the way of salvation forged through significant suffering. What looked like utter death and defeat on the cross was really the way to ultimate life and salvation. What looked like the end was really the beginning of all things being made new.
So that hard thing we don’t understand? That pain we fear may break us? It may turn out to be the tool for our rescue. The storm that threatens to drown us may actually be the path to freedom. When we shift the way we see our suffering and trust the heart of God, we can let go of fear and be filled with peace because we know that He is working even if we don’t understand.
See, God has come to save me. I will trust in Him and not be afraid. The Lord God is my strength and my song; He has given me victory. — Isaiah 12:2
Inhale… You are my salvation.
Exhale… I will trust You and not be afraid.
Excerpted from Breath as Prayer by Jennifer Tucker, copyright Jennifer Tucker.
Perspective is a wonderful thing, yet we often do not consider any other than the first thing that comes to mind. Even during the worst times of suffering we must stand firm in what we know to be true about God. His perspective is perfect and ours is not, therefore, let us trust in Him to work all things together for good, to those who are called according to His purpose! Though we may go through tough times … Everything is Going to Be Okay. EGBOK! Believe. Trust. Praise God.
Pastor Dale