You all know God has me working on trust this year. And it is a recurring theme in a good portion of my reading, devotionals and prayers. And as I wrote on Sunday, I was sorely tested in this are regarding my cat going missing for a while.
Today's devotional reading had a line in it..."Don't try to figure out what is happening, simply trust me and thank me in advance for the good that will come out of it all." The reference verse for this passage was Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you", says the Lord, "Thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope."
So the question came to me, "Do I really believe that?" Do I really believe God thinks good things for me, not evil. And unfortunately I have to answer that a lot of the time, I don't think that way. I think more like a spoiled child, telling Him His way is not fair and I don't like it. I forget that He always always always wants the best for me and acts in a way that brings about good for me and gives Him glory.
That's twice now in the last 2 days the Lord has posed some very hard questions to me. Yesterday I read a devotional where the topic was on loving others. And it called for us to love others expecting nothing in return. So the question came into my mind..."Can I love others and do good to them and expect nothing in return?" That is a really tough question. So often at work I question why people can't do the "right thing." I think what the question really should be is can I do the "right thing?" Can I do what God says, knowing that there are people who are always going to try to get out of working, leave messes, and not finish their jobs? Can I be loving anyway?
Two really good, really tough questions were my God visits the last couple of days. And they will be running around my head for some time to come. Lord help me to be pleasing to You in these areas. To trust when I can't understand or see, to do good even when all around me seems wrong. Help me to love with Your love.
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