“I’m learning to breathe, I’m learning to crawl
I’m finding that You and You alone can break my fall…”
– Learning to Breathe, Switchfoot (written by Jon Foreman)
Every now and then, when I think about the future, I panic. I worry that one day some major tragedy will befall me and I won’t be able to cope. I’ve prayed to God to please not let such terrible things ever happen to me. How has God answered those prayers? By telling me to trust Him.
It sounds so simple. It actually is simple, but it’s not easy. Still, I’m learning, slowly, to trust that whatever happens in my life, God is good, and He loves me.
In this life, we will endure hardship – but God works everything together for the good of those who love Him. He never gives us more than we can handle, and He is with us in the very depths of our despair. Trusting in His absolute goodness brings absolute freedom.
The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.
He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,
he refreshes my soul.
He guides me along the right paths
for his name’s sake.
Even though I walk
through the darkest valley,
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
Surely your goodness and love will follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
forever.
– Psalm 23, NIV
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