Yesterday required us to be truly sufficient. A safety net upon which we had depended, taken for granted even, was suddenly snatched away and we were left scratching our heads and wondering, "What now?" Its removal took one of my dearest dreams and crushed it to dust under its heel. It made the future disappear and put us squarely and completely in the present.
Yet we trust. I don't say this in a boastful way, but in a peaceful way. Years ago, could I have said the same thing? No. I would have been angry, upset. I would have felt like a victim instead of like someone who lives in this fallen world and will inevitably face challenges.
Annie, our Bible Study leader and wife of the pastor of our neighborhood church, used an amazing example during Study several months ago. She was relating a story about her eldest daughter and how, as mothers and daughters sometimes do, they will butt heads. Finally, out of frustration, she said, "Know that what I do is because I love you. You don't have to like my decisions. But just trust that I am doing it out of love for you." And that became a catchphrase in their house: "I trust your love."
I have clung to this and repeated it countless times since I heard it, relating it, as Annie meant us to do, to God. So many times I have just said to Him, "I trust Your love." I will never understand all that God does, all that He brings, all that He allows. I don't have to. I just have to trust His love. And I do. It is as simple as that.
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