You Hold My World in Your Hands

Me: God, can I ask You a question?
God: Sure
Me: Promise You won't get mad
... ... ... ..
God: I promise
Me: Why did You let so much stuff happen to me today?
God: What do u mean?
Me: Well, I woke up late
God: Yes
Me: My car took forever to start
God: Okay
Me: at lunch they made my sandwich wrong & I had to wait
God: Huummm
Me: On the way home, my phone went DEAD, just as I picked up a call
God: All right
Me: And on top of it all off, when I got home ~I just want to soak my feet in my new foot massager & relax. BUT it wouldn't work!!! Nothing went right today! Why did You do that?
God: Let me see, the death angel was at your bed this morning & I had to send one
of My Angels to battle him for your life. I let you sleep through that
Me (humbled): OH
GOD: I didn't let your car start because there was a drunk driver on your route that would have hit you if you were on the road.
Me: (ashamed)
God: The first person who made your sandwich today was sick & I didn't want you to catch what they have, I knew you couldn't afford to miss work.
Me (embarrassed):Okay
God: Your phone went dead bcuz the person that was calling was going to give false witness about what you said on that call, I didn't even let you talk to them so you would be covered.
Me (softly): I see God
God: Oh and that foot massager, it had a shortage that was going to throw out all of the power in your house tonight. I didn't think you wanted to be in the dark.
Me: I'm Sorry God
God: Don't be sorry, just learn to Trust Me.... in All things , the Good & the bad.
Me: I will trust You.
God: And don't doubt that My plan for your day is Always Better than your plan.
Me: I won't God. And let me just tell you God, Thank You for Everything today.
God: You're welcome child. It was just another day being your God and I Love looking after My Children

It's easy when we go through different trials to think "Why me?" or to think "Why this, God?"  I always think to myself, "couldn't God have chosen something else?"  But guess what? God knows what he's doing.  He has a reason for the trials that he's allowed in your life.  We might not see the point, and we might not see how it could possibly help us, but God does.

Even Jesus looked for a different way when he asked God in the garden of Gethsemane if this cup could be taken from him, but God had a plan (Luke 22:39-46).  There was not another way for Jesus to overcome our sin and death itself.  So Jesus died for us.  He endured the pain of a horrible and hateful death, because God was in control and God loved us.

Is God not trustworthy?  I think he's proved not only through Christ's death, but also through the many situations in the Bible, and through my own experiences.  Because God clearly is trustworthy and in control, I am called to trust him, no matter what trials he chooses to allow me to have.  I can rest and find peace in God's perfect plan.  "Trust in the Lord with all of your heart and lean not on your own understanding.  In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight." Proverbs 3:5-6

Although the cartoon above is full of small things that are maybe insignificant, I think that this is a perfect example of the fact that we often just blame these things on God, when he really is working in some way that we are not aware of.

God, teach me to trust.
Allow me to see how you're working in my life.
Give me peace, joy, and rest in your word.