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Day 112: Trust in Him!


July 5, 2020


There is an old Garth Brooks song where he “thanks God for unanswered prayer”.  It is a lot easier, sometimes, in hindsight to see why God did not answer a prayer in the way we had hoped.  We can see His handiwork in the way things turned out and think, “Oh, I understand now.”  (As Garth sings, “I guess the Lord knows what He’s doin’ after all.”)  The problem with unanswered prayer in the present is that we can’t see God’s reason for not answering it.  This is where trust must take hold.    We must trust that God has a plan for our life and that it is for our good.  We can’t see the “why” or the “why not” from where we are because we are not God.  And, of course, there are some things that happen in our lives that we will never understand, until we are in heaven.  Today I am thankful for my many obvious blessings and, also, for the blessings that God has in store.  I will continue to strive to worry less and to love and trust Him more.  Romans 8:24-25 (TLB) says:  “We are saved by trusting. And trusting means looking forward to getting something we don’t yet have—for a man who already has something doesn’t need to hope and trust that he will get it.  But if we must keep trusting God for something that hasn’t happened yet, it teaches us to wait patiently and confidently.”  Trust in Him!  Smile and be joyful! 

A song about trust: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_aVFVveJNs&list=RDJGYjKR69M6U&index=46


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