Trusting God

Sometimes trusting God with all our heart is easier said than done.  There have been occasions that I find myself questioning God, because of difficult circumstances or an unknown future.   There have been times when I have not trusted God completely. 

Several years ago during a beach vacation with my family, my son, who was 2 ½ years old at the time, showed me what absolute trust was all about.  When he saw the ocean, the first thing he did was charge out into the water and waves without any fear.  He did not realize that he could not swim, nor did he have any fear of the waves knocking him down.  In fact, when a wave did happen to knock him to the sand he would start to laugh and charge back into the ocean.  As a protective parent, I stayed close by ready to grab hold of him and give him support when the big waves came crashing down.  My son trusted me completely.  Through his eyes he saw no danger or had any fear of the ocean. 

When we trust God with all our heart He is there to give us support when we need help.  The difficult task is to not view our situation through our own understanding, but to see things through God’s eyes.  Our understanding tells us to be afraid of the waves and the ocean.  God’s understanding tells us to not worry, but to trust Him completely.  So the next time life brings big waves that are crashing down around us, our challenge is to let go of our fears and trust God with everything.