Oh for Grace to Trust Him More

Imagine if you had a plan for... something. You fill in the blank. You think your plan is the best course of action for whatever the situation is. But then someone comes along and says, "Hey, I know this looks like a great plan (and it is!) but it's not the best plan. I have a plan that is better, but I can't show it to you yet. You just have to wait and trust me and in time I can show you my plan. It may not be all at once, but eventually, you will know the whole plan." Would you be willing to trust this person? Could you trust them? Give up what you can see, what you have control over, to wait an indefinite amount of time but with a surety that you will eventually know the entirety of this better plan?

There have been times over the past several months that I have felt parts of my life slipping out of my control. Not because I hadn't tried to control them, goodness no! Anyone who knows me knows I like to be in charge of what's going on in my life and in control of things that I feel I should be in control of. (I'm a WWWW&Y girl.) But all that to say, there were times that I was not in control.

And I fought. I struggled. To be perfectly honest, I'm still struggling. But I'm getting better at not fighting.  I realized at the beginning of the summer that I was afraid. I was afraid to let go of what I could (and could not) control and let God be God. I was afraid to let God be in control of those parts of my life that I was fighting so hard to keep in my control.


When I realized that I was afraid, I began to analyze the root of my fear. The more I thought about it, the more I realized with shame that I didn't trust God to take care of me in certain areas of my life.

I know that God's plan is the best. But I didn't fully believe it.

I know that God only allows things in my life to mold me for His honor and glory. But I didn't fully believe it.

I know what God has promised. And by His grace, I'm learning to trust Him more.

Knowing what we do, that God has a plan better than anything we can think, how can we not trust Him with the details of our lives? That is the question I asked myself. Seeing how God has worked in my life, how He has brought me through things in the past, how can I not trust Him?

I think sometimes we miss out on God's best because we hold on to our finite-minded plans/dreams. Who knows what He has in store for us if we will only trust Him.

"Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus
Just to take Him at His word;
Just to rest upon His promise,
Just to know, 'Thus saith the Lord.'

Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him!
How I've proved Him o'er and o'er!
Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus!
O for grace to trust Him more!

 I'm so glad I learned to trust Him,
Precious Jesus, Savior, friend;
And I know that He is with me,
Will be with me to the end."