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 (NIV)
My father was a pastor in another state and truly devoted to the church. He had diabetes and was insulin dependent. One day, after visiting him, I prayed that God would not let my father die alone. Three weeks later, on a Sunday morning, I received a call that he had been found deceased in the church office. I felt hurt and angry that he had died alone, and no one had checked on him. I was also angry at God because I felt that God had not heard my prayer. I wept.
Then I remembered the verse quoted above. Although I was still angry, I sought comfort through prayer and reading the Bible. I cried out to God as I read my Bible, many times falling asleep with it in my arms. Soon after my father’s funeral, I began to feel God’s peace again.
Trusting God is about having faith that no matter what happens, God’s word is true — and then obeying that word. God welcomes us when we’re hurt, lonely, afraid, or just don’t know what to do. Whatever we experience — whether the loss of a loved one or problems in our jobs, in our homes, or in relationships — we can trust in God.
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