Imagine with me, a warm, sunny day, at a lake. There is a gentle breeze and, by the lake, a hammock. You have a great book in your hand and time to read! So, you head for the hammock. Here is the thing. If you don’t trust the hammock will hold you, you will have a hard time relaxing enough to enjoy yourself and read your book!

Recently, I have felt the Lord saying to me, “Believe Me”. Isaiah 26:3 says, “You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!” Let’s be honest here, it is a lot easier to live out this verse when life is good and another matter when it gets messy and feels like Jesus is fast asleep in the back of the boat. (Mark 4:38) The disciples were tired and there was no hammock in sight, only waves crashing over the side of the boat and fierce wind.

Believing God, keeping our eyes locked on Him in uncertain times, is the only way forward as far as I am concerned. Giving thanks to God in the face of uncertainty and truly believing that He will work it out is our best option. I love the verse from 2 Timothy 1:12. From prison, Paul writes in response to the suffering he is enduring, “But I am not ashamed of it, for I know the one in whom I trust and am sure that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until the day of his return.”

God is trustworthy every moment of every day regardless of the trials we face. He is not called the Good Shepherd for nothing! He does not abandon His sheep and invites us to come and trust Him with that very thing that is tearing away at your heart or mind. He loves you and He is more than able! I hope next time you settle into a hammock, you remember, this is like trusting Jesus!

Dear Father,

Thank You for being a good Father, who I trust with my life and all that is dear to me. Take all the loose ends, that which is unresolved, those things that keep me awake at night. I choose to trust You and truly rest in You. Thank You. I give it all over to You. I Know that You will work it out.

In Jesus Name,

Amen