In much of my life I have fought hard and strong against trusting.
I thought I could do all, handle all, take all in my own strength.
But, alas, life has taught me that I was wrong…so wrong.
I cannot do all.
I cannot handle all.
I cannot take all in my own strength.
My own strength is really laden with weakness.
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.” ~Proverbs 3:5
But I know the one who IS strength.
When the crisis of life hits, there is One who I can trust.
When my babies were born so small and weak, frail and fighting for every breath that escaped those tiny bodies, I had no option but to trust.
I handed my trust to Him.
When my husband left to minister to soldiers fighting wars in a land so far away, I was forced to trust.
I had to trust in the Lord to take care of Him, to take care of me, to take care of our babies and to equip me to be a mother.
I realize that in those times I wasn’t living as a single mother, I was living as a child trusting in her Father.
In the times when loneliness, self-doubt and discouragement fight for dominance of my thoughts, I put my trust in Him.
He takes care of me.
He comforts me.
His word is a lamp before me as I trust.
This post is linked to 5 Minute Friday at The Gypsy Mama where every Friday we take just five minutes to write without editing, overthinking, or back tracking.
This five minutes of free writing is refreshing and encouraging each week.
This week’s topic was Trust.
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Trish S says
Love your post today! I too, have someone in the military, my son. Not full time-National Gurad but he is due to deploy next year. And your right at times you are the child trusting the Father.
The Proverbs verse says it all! It is hard when they’re gone and I’m the mom not the wife!
Our blogs are very different in content and I loved visiting yours today and that’s what I love about this blog community. I will check back!
Kris says
Beautiful. Beautiful words here. He is always with us, and how blessed we are when we can rest in that trust.
Beth @ My Destiny says
That is a lovely post. We are so blessed to have a Father we can lean on.
God bless you!
Beth
Positively Alene says
Love reading your thoughts on trust today. I so needed to be refreshed by the Truth of Trust. Blessings from 5 Minutes.
Positively Alene says
Oops – needed to change my address. My bloggy home changed this week.
Donna says
Lovely post, beautiful words. He is always with us, and how blessed we are when we can rest in that trust.