Will You Trust God ?
7 They will have no fear of bad news; their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the Lord.
Job 13:15
15 Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him; I will surely[a] defend my ways to his face.
Proverbs 3:5
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
Psalm 9:10
10 Those who know your name trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you.
Isaiah 55:8-9
8 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord.
9 “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Today as I sit to write, I do so with a broken heart. You see in the past seven days, two couples that my husband and I consider dear friends, have each lost a child. I cannot express how hard it has been these past seven days, knowing that our friends were suffering through such unimaginable grief.
I have found myself praying for them numerous times, throughout the days and nights since I heard this sad news. I know that there are no words that I can say to them, that will really help at this time. So I have chosen to simply pray, and ask God to give them strength, comfort and peace during this difficult time.
When things like this happen, it is really hard for us to wrap our heads around it. Our human minds want to understand it. We want to know why? Tragedies are always a challenge for us to accept, especially something like an unexpected death of a child. It reveals to us that no matter how much we think we are in control, we really aren’t.
During times like this, we can choose to trust that our God is sovereign, and that He is still in control. We can also choose to believe that He is the same loving Father that He has always been, and that whatever He does is with purpose and for purpose.
Our other option is that we can choose to become angry and bitter and turn away from God, because we resent what He has allowed to happen to us or to others. Some may choose to change their view on who God is, but be clear He has not changed. He is the same yesterday, today and forever. He is loving and compassionate and faithful. And no matter what you or those that you love are going through, He really does still love you.
Today as I deal with these sudden losses, I choose to encourage myself with the word of God. I also choose to trust Him remembering that His ways are higher than my ways and His thoughts are higher than mine. My question for you today is; Will you trust God no matter what? Remember no matter how hard it gets, He has promised that He will never leave us or forsake us.