A Day In the Life of Me

We all want good things to happen in our lives, but too often we want it now...not later. When it doesn't happen that way, we are tempted to ask, "When, God, when?" Most of us need to grow in the area of trusting God instead of focusing on the “when” question. I'm reminded of a song I dearly love that was written by the late great Rev. James McFall entitled "I Still Trust You Lord"... it says,

"I've seen the righteous man suffer pain
And it looked like the wicked would go free.
And in my frustration it just didn't seem right to me.
I asked you for sunshine, but you sent rain.
I cried for healing and I only got pain.
But I know your love will see me through,
'Cause Lord, I still trust you.

I still trust you Lord, I still trust you Lord.
That you're able to guide me through this dry barren land.
And when I don't know which way to turn or go,
I still trust you Lord, so let me hold to your hand."

Second verse goes on to say:

"I trust you because you've been so faithful to me
And you said in your word I'll never leave nor forsake thee.
Lord I'll go with you until the end
Your blood has cleansed me from all guilt and sin
Your promise I can hold on to
'Cause Lord I still trust you."

If you're missing joy and peace, you're not trusting God. If your mind feels worn out all the time, you're not trusting God. The tendency to want to know about everything that's going on can be detrimental to our Christian walk. Sometimes knowing everything can be uncomfortable and can even hurt you. There have been times when I was impatient, frustrated and disappointed because there were things I didn't know. God had to teach me to leave things alone and quit feeling that I needed to know everything. Now... I don't "want" to know every little thing. Many times it's best if I "don't" know some things. I've learned to trust the One who knows all things and accept the fact that some questions may never be answered. We prove that we trust God when we refuse to worry. So I'll leave you with a bit of advice: Don't be a worry wart! Just let God take over.

Sidebar:
Someone ran into Brother McFall in Walmart in Philadelphia, MS (town where he lived) and asked him what inspired him to write "I Still Trust You". He said that it was about a preacher friend of his who had gone through some severe trials. He had been treated very badly by some church folks, and shortly thereafter had been through the death of a child. The preacher came to visit Brother McFall and they went fishing. Brother McFall asked him how in the world he was coping with all of the sorrow he had been through. The preacher said "I Still Trust Him"... As soon as he could get to a phone, Brother McFall called his son, J.R. and said get a pen and some paper and write this down, and that's how the song was written.