Trusting God
This past week I attended Renew “U”niversity at Simpsonwood.
During the two days of this seminar we were reminded of many of the things that we already know but often forget.
We are wonderfully made of multiple and interconnected spheres of health.
We are physical, emotional/mental, social, financial, and spiritual beings. To be well is to be whole and balanced in each of these areas. To suffer in one aspect of ourselves is to suffer in each of them in turn.
While, there were many other lessons learned, the one I want to share with you is a simple one.
We are continually stretched and pulled in many directions. But we also need time to be alone with God.
How can we possibly be still with so much going on. The answer is simple and yet equally difficult and profound.
We can trust God to hold all of our worries for us for a little while. We don’t have to ask God to take away all our struggles and burdens, but just take the weight off our shoulders for a time of worship.
Can you trust God to hold on to your cares for a while? Of course the answer is yes. The deeper question is will you.
This week I have started trusting God to hold things for me so that I can catch my breath and really be present to God in times of worship and prayer. As a result God has been faithful and has usually given me back that which I have placed in God’s care. But I haven’t gotten everything back. Somethings God has chosen to keep at least of now and what I have received back has not seemed nearly as heavy or as daunting as when I laid it down.
May you be restored in all aspects of your health.
May you be made whole and filled with peace.
May you be filled with the boldness to trust God to hold your worries so that you may be cleanse and healed.
In Christ,
John
