In our quest for the best housing situation for our family, I've said before that we've completely put the process in God's hands. I have moments of panic and feelings of being overwhelmed but then I'm reminded that God promised me that if I just trust Him, he's got it under control.
Last Sunday morning I joined a new bible study at church. I knew that I'd been avoiding hearing from God for a while now and I've also been avoiding groups, so I knew it was time. I knew the leader, Cynthia, and trusted her judgment about a topic but other than that, I only knew it was a video/discussion series from Sheila Walsh.
It was another one of God's sacred echoes when I sat in class and learned that the topic for the study was "The Shelter of God's Promises". Perfect!!! (For more about what a 'sacred echo' is, I wrote about it quite a while ago somewhere on this blog. Or ask me in person. I don't have time to search and link it now)
One of the key statements that I heard that day was, "We can trust a God who is holding the entire universe together to hold us together, even when everything is falling apart". SW
In Exodus 33, God tells us that He will put us in the cleft in the rock and cover us with his hand. Sometimes we struggle with all the pain and injustices of the world and we forget that we can just let God hold us in the cleft for a while. It doesn't mean God lets us stay there forever but we can rest there and let Him be our shelter. Sheila described a personal story and ended with, "when I was at my most vulnerable, I was the most secure."
I'm on a journey to learn to trust again. Fortunately, Sheila also reminded me that "our faithlessness does nothing to diminish the faithfulness of God".
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So in this journey of finding the right housing situation for our family and also in my daily life, I have again been reminded that God has promised me that I can trust Him.
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