As a Christian, I can say that the last week or so has seen many things that cause me to think, about God as my healer and everything else for that matter.

• The first… not a biggie… the garden variety of creeping crud is making it’s way around and making folks feel like garbage.
• A lot of the infants and toddlers at church have been battling RSV.
• One little 2 year old even had a bout of pneumonia.
• A very dear friend collapses in an airport with a major heart attack.
• A young woman I know has to have emergency surgery.

The first of those was obviously not a big deal, it’s always out there, but the high number of tiny children getting sick concerned me and the last two… oh my gosh!!!

Oh did I mention that the current series that our Pastor is teaching is called “Supernatural” talking about living a life in the Lord, not in the natural;  the message this last Sunday was on healing.

As I said, this series of events led me to start thinking, what is it I trust God for? I have had faith in Him for some pretty big things in my life, from finances to healings (including a whiplash.)

But really how much do I live a life in Him? Do I trust God only in the ‘big’ things that I think might be ‘important’ or cause me to fret? Or do I trust Him to heal a cold as fast as a whiplash.

Do I only think about Him as my provider when the stress of the bills has me freaking out, or do I trust Him in the day-to-day dealings of my finances so that I don’t have to freak out.

I realize that weeks like this can do one of two things, they can either shake my faith with the ‘why, why, why’ questions, or they can solidify my ability to release ALL things to the Lord. If I can trust Him with my eternal salvation then why do I trip up on the ability to to do this daily.

Fortunately, I also know that God understands my shortcomings and He will help me to trust Him more as I continue to grow in Him. The Bible says we are to take up our cross daily, this is a Christian walk… not a dash or sprint. It begins when we first say, “Yes” to the call to salvation and ends the day we go home to be with the Lord.

How we choose to take that walk is up to us, we can choose the hard path with all the boulders and slippery slopes that trip and injure us; Or we can choose to put our trust in the One who created us, and then just deal with the bumps that come along, resting in His arms to steady us.

Thank you Lord for all things, and forgive my unbelief when it hits, and give me a heart to continually hunger after You.

Thursday, April 29th, 2010 - 9:05 AM
Category: Christianity/Religion.

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