Trusting in God is absolutely terrified. It is like walking into pitch darkness with the assumption that you will eventually arrive at a good destination without finding yourself trapped at the bottom of some invisible pit.
It feels so scary and it breaks all of the rules and laws that we set up for ourselves. It feels ridiculous…but somehow, walking blindly into the darkness is the only way to find life. We are called to the ridiculous in order to survive.
Tonight I read one of my very favorite bible stories and one of the ones that still doesn’t make sense to me. Both come to the same idea: God is in control. Trusting in him is our only option.
The story that I still do not fully understand comes from Genesis 22. This is the account of God commanding Abraham to sacrifice Isaac as a burnt offering. It must have made no sense to Abraham when God commanded him to kill his son and burn his body on a pile of rocks. Somehow, Abraham decided to follow God’s ridiculous command. Shockingly, it all worked out. God stepped in and showed his love for Abraham by brining in a substitute for Isaac. Isaac didn’t have to die. Because Abraham followed God’s commands, he was proved faithful.
One of my very favorite stories is the story of Rebekah meeting Isaac. Rebekah woke up one morning and simply went through her normal routine of getting water for her family when she was presented with the opportunity to serve a complete stranger. What she did not know was the fact that that stranger was Abraham’s servant who was looking for a wife for Isaac. The servant had made a deal with God, whichever girl came out and offered to give his camels water was the girl for Isaac. In a moment, God’s plan for Rebekah’s life became clear. No amount of worry or stress would have changed God’s plan for her. She simply needed to follow him, and he wrote her future for her.
It is so wonderful to know that we serve a God who wrote our stories for us. He already knows each day and each step.
All that he asks us to do is follow him into the darkness, and allow ourselves to be surprised as he shines light on the next pages of our lives.
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