Just Trust

Many of them will stumble;
    they will fall and be broken,
    they will be snared and captured.”

 

Bind up this testimony of warning
    and seal up God’s instruction among my disciples.
I will wait for the Lord,
    who is hiding his face from the descendants of Jacob.
I will put my trust in him.  Isaiah 8:15-17

 

Late last year, I watched a sports segment about a little girl with leukemia who drew inspiration from her favorite football team.  As a result, she inspired a member of that very team with a simple phrase; just trust.  The other day I prayed being thankful to God for many things.  Thankful for a good home, good job, great friends, and an amazing family both at home and in church.  However, there came over me a level of sadness.  Not everyone is as fortunate as I have been, and many have suffered so much.  I prayed for them that God will give them comfort.  For those who are lost, I prayed they know there is a God who loves and cares for them so much that tomorrow will be a better day.

 

Yet in my heart, I struggled to relate to their suffering.  The closest I came to a struggle was living in my first apartment and not having any money or food other than butter, popcorn, and a hot air popcorn maker for a week.  I made it through that week, and have not looked back since.  Yet, my heart still ached for those whose struggles are far more than that.  It was then I remembered the words of this little girl on a sports preview show.  Just trust.  Just trust.

 

In a world with such uncertainty and grief and when all we can do is still not enough, we must learn to lay it all at the feet of our Heavenly Father.  As Christians, we are bound and driven to go as far as we can go to help those in need.  Yet we fall short for many valid reasons.  Where hearts, resources, and efforts end, God’s outreached arms begins.  When we think and wonder of what might be or how something will end, there comes that time when we have no other choice but to just trust God will provide and make a way.  Where can God take on your deepest sorrow?  Where can you rely more on God?  My prayer is that when we feel our efforts to help others fall short, we go to God in prayer and simply, “Just trust.”  Amen.