Wait and Trust

And he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure…

“The mystery of his will.”  Well, at least God is willing to admit that his will is, at times, a mystery.  There is one lesson I would like to share with you today.  It is one that I learned most specifically in my sophomore year of college but one I have been consistently reminded of since then.  That lesson in all of its gravity can be summed up in 3 words – “Wait and Trust.”  Sometimes words make me laugh because their simplicity has no correlation to their meaning.  Three short and simple words describe one of the hardest lessons for a Christian (or any person really) to accept.

At certain times of our lives, we come to a place when our next step truly is a mystery.  For some people, the options may be more specific but the answer no more clear than a person with no strings attached who is willing and able to go anywhere for any length of time.  Mystery.  It keeps us guessing.  And if we allow ourselves, it keeps us trusting.

If you find yourself in a place of waiting, know that you are not alone – not alone in your world now (I’m in the same place!) and not alone in the course of human history either.  The psalms are filled with examples of people waiting and trusting in God, wondering when their answer might come.

When you reach that jumping-off point – when you have the choice between taking an easy road that’s sitting right in front of you that you feel you should take – wait and trust.  Wait for God to send the “lion’s roar” – when he roars, you will have no question that it’s him.  And trust that he will indeed provide for you.  He wants you to walk with him, to follow Him, and so He will make the mystery of His will known to you.  Let Him surprise you.  It may be one of the best joys you have experienced.