Simply Trusting
The plaintive cry sounded from the third seat of the Suburban, “I want some candy!” We all did our best to just ignore it, but it was repeated with ever increasing volume. “I want some candy – pleeease! Make Laura give me some candy.”
The source of all the commotion was my sweet three year old granddaughter. She is an adorable little munchkin with long brown hair that curls gently on the ends and the cutest smile you ever saw. She is a good natured, obedient, delightful little girl under normal circumstances. However, she is of the decided opinion that there is only one major food group and sugar is its main ingredient. Given the choice it would be popsicles, suckers and ice cream three times a day. She is the youngest of five and feels entitled to whatever everyone else has. Laura had already given her some candy, and she had reached her limit. There was no candy forthcoming
Since I’m Grandma to this incredible bunch of kids, I can sort of sit back and just smile inwardly at such antics (I think that’s one of the great perks of being a grandparent). It gives me great material for devotionals too!
I thought about how much like this precious little girl I am in my approach to prayer. There are times in my life when I desperately want the Lord to do something – and I know exactly what it is I want Him to do. I cry out to Him explaining my situation and how I would like Him to go about handling it for me. When I don’t immediately receive the answer I want, I cry out a little louder and more persistently. If it still doesn’t come, I begin to feel hurt and disappointed. Doesn’t God understand that this is important? Doesn’t He care that I’m hurting?
God, just like Grandma who knows that what that child wants with all her heart is not good for her, knows what is best for me. I may not understand the reasons, but He asks me to trust Him. Perhaps in time I will see clearly why He answered as He did, or I may never know this side of heaven. I can know, however, that He will always, only do that which is best for me. It is at these times that I seem to hear Him ask, “Do you love me enough to trust me?”
The next day I took my little granddaughter shopping with me – and as a special treat bought her a little bag of her favorite candy. She didn’t even have to ask. I just wanted to do something special for her because I love her so very much.
So it is with God. There are times, so many times, that He blesses me in a special way just because He loves me. I don’t even have to ask. He just reaches down and gives me something right from His heart to mine
Yes Lord. I love You enough to trust You.
“I lay my ‘whys?’ before Your cross in worship kneeling,
my mind beyond all hope, my heart beyond all feeling; and worshipping,
realize that I in knowing You, don’t need a ‘why?’”
~ Ruth Bell Graham
How long, O LORD ? Will you forget me forever?
How long will you hide your face from me?
How long must I wrestle with my thoughts
and every day have sorrow in my heart?
How long will my enemy triumph over me?
Look on me and answer, O LORD my God.
Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death;
my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,”
and my foes will rejoice when I fall.
But I trust in your unfailing love;
my heart rejoices in your salvation.
I will sing to the LORD,
for he has been good to me.
~ Psalm 13 (NIV)
Linda,
I love this post. I can see you and your grandkids as you smile over them. I see our King also smiling over us… Turst. Lovely
Beautiful post dear Linda. You are so right, just like your little grandaughter, we sometimes want something NOW and can’t understand why we can’t. We have to put all our trust and faith in God…He is the only one who knows if we really do need something and He will give it when He knows it’s the right time. xoxo
Such a precious post, bless you.
Thank you for sharing such a lovely post. I can just picture you sweet little granddaughter as she was that moment.
Linda this was a very touching post!
I love thinking of you with your grandkids! Great post, Linda!
You know, to be honest with you, I have given up on some prayers in my life, because I think He doesn’t want to answer them. But then I think, maybe He already answered the prayer and I was just too busy pouting to notice it.
Thank you so much for sharing from your heart, Linda.
Have a wonderful and blessed weekend.
Wow, Linda. I am amazed. This is so beautiful, and it touches me so much right where I am right now. Amazing.
Linda this was so touching, so true. What a good grand mother you are to your grand children. Thank-you for sharing this, I needed this reminder!
Linda~This is one of my biggest struggles. To trust God. I, like you, so often think I know what God should do-what would be best-especially when it comes to my children. Thank you for the reminder. God is sovereign all the time…He can be trusted. Sharon