Trust Him Even When

" I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord. "Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11(NIV)

Six years ago when my husband, Douglas, was diagnosed with brain cancer we thought it was the worst day of our life.What we thought was going to be a single, devastating event has turned out to be a slow, insidious journey, with a diagnosis of terminal cancer with no known medical treatment to keep the cancer at bay.

We experienced a gamut of emotion and occasionally we still do. Once we faced the reality of what our rational minds didn't want to accept, we had two choices to make. One, we could wallow in a pity party for ourselves, or two, we could once again trust in our God who has taken care of us so many times in the past. He is the One who knows our every need before we even speak it. We could begin to believe with every fiber of our being that He was and is in control and knows what is best for us. We chose to trust in God.

Someone very wisely said to us early in this journey, "Trust God in the unknown." That is what we did and are still choosing to do. Do we know what the future holds, or how long this journey will continue? Of course not, but we know Who holds the future, and our faith, hope, strength, purpose, peace, and endurance come from the promises of His word and His never-ending faithfulness.

Heavenly Father, help each and every one of us be willing to trust you in all things. Help us to understand that Your ways are not our ways and that You will never allow anything to happen to us that isn't suppose to. Thank You. In Your most precious and holy name, Amen.

Carolee Walker

The above devotional is taken from the A Place to Belong devotional published by Circle Of Friends. It is available on the top right side of this page.

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