Trust God
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
A few days ago I wrote down a very specific prayer
request. I’d prayed in general for this thing to come to pass but this time I
got specific. Two days later, God answered my prayer.
I don’t know what surprised me more: That He answered
my prayer so quickly or that He answered it at all. I was shocked at my
reaction. I know God answers prayer. He does it all the time for me and for
others. It’s something I talk about again and again. But this prayer was just
so specific and He did it – for me.
What I prayed for doesn’t matter. I will tell you that
it wasn’t something major. It was something much smaller. I know that God cares
about the details of our lives. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. God has numbered
the hairs on our heads. He cares about the little things. But He cared about my
little thing and I was just so amazed.
Isn’t that just like God to show up when we really
aren’t expecting Him? This is one of those things that had gone on for months.
I’d really given up hope. My prayers had been general and maybe a little
half-hearted. Did I really expect success in this? But when I got specific,
when I really turned it over to Him totally, God showed up in the most glorious
way.
Sometimes I think I hold back on my prayer requests because
I am so aware of all that God has done for me. I have no right to ask for
anything else. He has carried me through the worst of storms. He soothed my
battered flesh and lifted my spirits with hope. I am just so very grateful. I
didn’t deserve all He has done for me and I certainly don’t deserve anything
more.
Yet, God shows up again and again. I implore Him to
guard my steps so that I follow His light and not my own desires. I am so
thankful for all the times He has told me “no” or “not yet”. Have you ever
looked back and thanked God for His protection from something you thought you
wanted? He is just so wise!
I am not a trusting person. Life has taught me that
the people closest to you can and will betray you in the worst possible ways. Trust
is something earned over time. Betrayal can come in an instant, slamming the
foundation of what you thought you knew and battering it into tiny pieces.
But God. How trustworthy is He? I am just so grateful,
so thankful, that He is always by my side! God loves us with a love we can
never fully comprehend. He always wants what is best for us. He always tells
the truth. And He never leaves us alone to deal with whatever heartbreak or
mess we are facing.
God also celebrates with us. He draws us close as we
tell Him our joys, as we smile at the beauty of today. He is never consumed
with jealousy or envy. God loves that we are happy. God laughs with us and
rejoices on all the good that comes our way.
I don’t know what the days ahead will bring. I have no
map that shows the future. But I know that God is with me. I know that whatever
comes – the good and the bad – God will guide me through it. My goal, my part,
is to stay focused on Him and to trust in His light to show me the way.
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