God can be trusted, I know He can…yet sometimes I can’t believe what seems to be happening around me. So what can we do when it just doesn’t make sense or when we are just plain disappointed? Maybe even when we wonder if God got this one wrong.
- Tell Him the truth about how you feel.
- I’m mad about it this. God, I feel betrayed. God, I feel forgotten. God, I feel like You allowed this. I’m scared.
- Ask God to remind you what is true. Wait for His response.
- I never leave. I am in control of the wind and the waves. I can tell them when and where to stop and I am more powerful than this too. Be still. Let Me take care of things. I will carry you. I will protect you. Keep your eyes on Me. Trust me. You can’t see all of the things, but I do and I work for the ultimate good. It’s not about you, it’s about Me.
- Choose who you are going to believe.
- Am I going to believe myself or am I going to believe my God? What am I going to stand on? Whose foundation am I going to rely on? God, I choose to believe you. I will stand on Your promises.
- Surrender.
- “God, I give You my everything: my pride, my feelings. I give You all the things.”
- Say yes.
- Yes, I will trust You even when it doesn’t make sense. Yes, I will trust You even when I don’t like what happened. I will trust Your ultimate good, because you are my ultimate God.
God can be trusted, I know He can. In the pit of despair, when our feelings are hurt or we just don’t understand how something could happen, how we respond can change our trajectory. We have to choose well, for ourselves and for the people we love, but most of all, because God is too good to let situations take our eyes off of Him, at least for too long. I refuse…and you can too.
HLLF,
