Trust...learning to trust God. I suspect that three days after we're dead we'll still be learning to trust God.
Importantly, the action we take toward growing in trust is the value of silence...but not all action is done in the quiet. Self-willed silence can take root as resentment. Learning to share our piques and our problems is not necessarily sitting in judgment. We're not entirely stupid...we know the difference between sharing piques (gossip) and sharing to understand (spiritual growth). And when we ignore that which we know, we find our hot mess is God's discernment...whoa! another lesson in learning to trust.
We build that trust by virtually holding our nose and taking a leap of faith...away from our want, toward our need, God's unknown will.
We remind ourself we are just learning to trust, and the learning begins with coming to gut-bucket believe that your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
Most likely, there will ever be something nattering us...if we're doing it right. We say that we have turned our will and our life over to the care of God. It's a guarantee if we do indeed turn our will over to the care of God (not our problem du jour, our will), our life will follow. Further, if we turn over our will, again not our idea of our right-now problem, all that natters us will be laid to rest. On God's timetable...another building block in trust.
Slow lesson a-learning: All spiritual promises are based in our trust in God. We pray for patience and through grace learn we already have all the patience we will ever need...all we need do is use it. Same goes with love...with peace of mind...with gratitude. Through grace.
Think of it...to pray for any one of those is a denial that we already have it. To thank God that we were gifted it at birth is giving trust hands and feet. We fold those hands in thank you prayer and walk out trusting we are living his gifts.
Thank you.
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