Trust?
My wife and I have a large canvas (painted by a friend) in our home that sums up our family philosophy. We Trust God. We trust Him with our finances, our relationship, our time management, our descisions and our child…wait maybe the last one is a stretch.
Over the last few weeks I have thought about this whole issue of trust in light of Isabelle and realized I trust God…sometimes. But every night I say a prayer over Isabelle that includes among many other things a phrase that goes like this…
"God help me to trust you with Isabelle. Help me to learn that you love her far more than I or her Mom could ever love her. Help me to trust you more tomorrow than I do today"
It is working, but I must admit that I never realized that I did not trust God very much until I had to hand Him something that meant more to me than myself.
I will keep praying (more on how I pray for Isabelle later) – He will keep teaching me how to trust.
You are so right. It is amazing to me how much God allowed my heart to grow and love this gift of all gifts He has given me. I would put my life on the line for his (I have a son) in a skinny minute! I often think about Abraham and wonder if I would have that much trust if God asked me. I pray that I would never be tested that way. I am so glad to hear it is not just me that feels this way. Thank you so much for sharing.
trusting God with Isabelle is the easy part. trusting Isabelle with God – that’ll stretch you again