We strive to feel secure. We want to remove uncertainty.
My pastor at church said this one week and it stuck with me. Yes, I would have to agree...I want security. I want to know what is going to happen in my life. But much of life is dealing with the unknown. And trusting God to be our security.
I have been waiting for these new windows to be installed in my house and they aren't in yet and it's been causing me stress...I don't like waiting or being patient it seems. And at first my prayers have been 'God please have the windows come in soon for everything to turn out perfectly.'
And the other night I stopped myself and changed my prayer 'Lord help me rest in you and not be worried about these windows. No matter what happens with them, if they are late or never come, give me peace. I trust you.'
Instead of asking God to take away what was bothering me, I asked Him to go with me through it. After all, rest and peace is better than perfect windows, right?! God is the only thing in our lives that is certain...
Jeremiah 33:6
Nevertheless, I will bring health and healing to it; I will heal my people and will let them enjoy abundant peace and security.
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