CONTEXT-
The following post was written several months ago. I don’t know the exact day, but it was when I was finishing up my time as Lead Pastor of MRWC…
Today was an interesting day. At least part of the morning was. We had to move the things out of my office at the church. You see, I am no longer the pastor at the church, meaning my stuff can’t stay in the office, so, after weeks of packing, this morning was the day to move it.
Life has a way of getting real: when you see all of your stuff coming out of the office and going into a storage trailer.
As the final box was removed, and as I turned out the lights and closed the door one last time, my mind jumped to the lyrics of a song…
Letting go of every single dream
I lay each one down at your feet
Every moment of my wandering
Never changes what you see
I try to win this war
I confess, my hands are weary, I need your rest
Mighty warrior, king of the fight
No matter what I face you're by my side
When you don't move the mountains
I'm needing you to move
When you don't part the waters
I wish I could walk through
When you don't give the answers
As I cry out to you
I will trust, I will trust, I will trust in you
Truth is you know what tomorrow brings
There's not a day ahead you have not seen
So let all things be my life and breath
I want what you want Lord and nothing less
When you don't move the mountains
I'm needing you to move
When you don't part the waters
I wish I could walk through
When you don't give the answers
As I cry out to you
I will trust, I will trust, I will trust in you
I will trust in you
You are my strength and comfort
You are my steady hand
You are my firm foudation
The rock on which I stand
Your ways are always higher
You plans are always good
There's not a place where I'll go
You've not already stood
When you don't move the mountains
I'm needing you to move
When you don't part the waters
I wish I could walk through
When you don't give the answers
As I cry out to you
I will trust, I will trust, I will trust in you
I will trust in you
I will trust in you
I will trust in you
Songwriters: Lauren Daigle / Michael Farren / Paul Mabury
Trust in You lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Capitol Christian Music Group
https://www.google.ca/search?site=&source=hp&q=I+will+trust+in+you&btnK=Google+Search
This song talks a lot about trusting in God. It also serves as a reminder that I need to trust in God. I didn’t want to move my office, nor did I want to move from my house, but I have to trust that God knows what He is doing, and that He has the plan for our family all worked out, and I just need to trust in Him.
Proverbs 3:5-6 says is this way: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.6 Seek his will in all you do and he will show you which path to take.”
POST SCRIPT-
Today, I am having a difficult time understanding things. I’m having a difficult time understanding what God is doing..
I would love to be working; love to pastoring, love to be preaching, love to be teaching, love to be on the front lines, believing for Changed lives… but I’m not. I’m currently waiting. It's the waiting that makes me nervous... or question.
It seems that I need the words of song more today than I did when I originally wrote this post.
Or, how about the words found in Luke 12:25-32: “ Can all your worries add a single moment to your life? 26 And if worry can’t accomplish a little thing like that, what’s the use of worrying over bigger things?
27 “Look at the lilies and how they grow. They don’t work or make their clothing, yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are. 28 And if God cares so wonderfully for flowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith?
29 “And don’t be concerned about what to eat and what to drink. Don’t worry about such things. 30 These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers all over the world, but your Father already knows your needs. 31 Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and he will give you everything you need.” (NLT2)
I’m making the choice today to trust that God knows what He is doing, even when I don’t— or can’t see it.
Believe it or not, God is looking after me, God is looking after us. It might not be what I had imagined, or what we had imagined... (I'm looking at you third Liver Transplant and subsequent healing time...) But I have to believe that God is God of all, or He's not God at all... I'm just questioning. Maybe, you could say a word of prayer for me as we continue in this wilderness...
What about you? Is there an area of your life that you need to trust God more? It’s not easy, but if we focus on Him, He will provide for us.
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