Trusting God from HERE

 

Chris in the park in Pauls Valley

We often find ourselves between a rock and a hard place. In fact, as caregivers, we live there! There are no soft spots and no easy roads, and definitely no days off! Every day can be a series of figuring out each step, hopefully right before we take it. It's not easy to make decisions for another person - especially if they cannot clearly communicate their needs or wants. Talk about a huge game of guess-and-check! Lol.

Caregivers get used to being in difficult spots. And really, all we can do is learn to trust God from our here. No matter what our here looks like, we can only trust God moving forward. We have made bad decisions in the past, and maybe some of them contributed to us being in our present situations. And maybe they didn't. Either way we can't change what's behind us, we can only use it to change what's ahead of us.

This week, I've camped out in 1 Kings 17. Elijah prophesied a drought and resulting famine, and it got very bad! First, the Lord led him to the brook and commanded the ravens to feed the hiding prophet. What a great time that must have been. Seriously! He's sitting by a babbling brook and having his food delivered twice a day! I could stand some of that. Lol.

Maybe he wasn't even all that affected by the famine. Did he build a little lean-to? Did he live in a cave? However, Elijah spent his time, it seems like a great camping trip to me! But then - Oh no! The brook dried up. The main line of God's provision was gone. 

God told Elijah to go to Zarephath - that He'd commanded a widow to provide for him. I love this, because God was not without a plan. In fact, He'd already prepared the way ahead of Elijah. 

If you are in a tough spot right now, and it seems like God's provision for you has dried up, don't worry. He's one step ahead of you. He's not out of cards to play. He's not wringing His hands wondering what's next. He's already commanded your next blessing. We can only trust Him from HERE. 

Today, I'll remind myself that God has walked this long, hard journey with me. He hasn't thrown me away when I was afraid, depressed, worried, anxious, or just plain tired. He's taken every step with me and He will continue to do so! I refuse to look at the dried up brook. Instead, I will life my eyes, my heart, my emotions, and my concerns to the One who has already prepared and commanded the next step. I'll scoot in just a little closer to Him so I can hear His faintest suggestions. Then I will follow them as I trust Him for one more day from here. Will you join me?



Cover of "Peace Out It's in the Bible!"

 Peace Out! It's in the Bible is a 31-day devotional that is focused on letting God's peace reign in our hearts - no matter what. You can get the eBook from my shop at Buy Me A Coffee. Or the print and kindle versions are available in my Amazon Shop.


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