Continual Moments Of Trust

Continual moments of trust.

That's almost all we can do. Sometimes, it is, literally, all that we can do.

For the rest of life, it is the essence, the very beginning of everything that follows

We don't have all the answers. And in the words of Chief of Staff, Leo McGarry, from The West Wing...

"We don't always know; how it ends."

You would think that not knowing would make it easier to trust God. But it doesn't. Not always. Not always at first. Not always as much as it should. We worry. We fret. We overthink, over-analyze and over-worry.

Conversely, we struggle more often than not, with an overwhelming sense of peace. An over-abundance of joy. And periods of prayer that extend into over-time. Yet the times of faithfulness and continued trust are worth it. Even when it seems as though you are just maintaining. That, in and of itself, is quite an accomplishment sometimes.

But it's one that God can honor. Because it equates to perseverance. We're not done yet. We're not giving out. We're gonna continue to plan and pray and figure things out and trust God through all of it that He will help us find our way. Then God does His part and grants a surprise blessing. It doesn't mean there aren't still battles and long days ahead; just that the continued moments of trust are not going unnoticed by His watchful eye.

Pray this #associatePastorTuesday for those pastors that are having difficulty in the midst of trials and struggles to maintain a continual sense of trust. Pray they would neither lose hope, nor give up the fight. Pray that God would strengthen their hearts and renew their minds, from the battles that have worn them done. May they continue to serve faithfully and keep the perspective that even maintaining hope is important in getting through that which wages against them. Pray that worry, anxiety and overthinking and analysis would not get the best of them, but that even in the late hours, they would find rest and peace in the midst of the troubling unknown.

For one can never go wrong,
To continual place their trust in God alone.
To Him who never fails, neither sleeps nor slumbers;
Neither is He slack concerning us.
His plan is good and His timing perfect; for His glory.

- PNC