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07.13.05
Trust
(Originally sent 01.30.03)
Listen to this, O Job; stand still and consider the wondrous works of God.
Do you know when God dispatches them, and causes the light of His cloud to
shine? Do you know how the clouds are balanced, those wondrous works of Him
who is perfect in knowledge? Why are your garments hot, when He quiets the
earth by the south wind? With Him, have you spread out the skies, strong as
a cast metal mirror? - Job 37:14-18.
What would you do if life threw you for a loop and when you landed you were
just barely hanging on with your fingers? Life literally did just that to
Joe R. Thompson III (18 years old) in Kansas City. Thompson lost control of
his Jeep after another car turned suddenly right in front of him. His
vehicle may have rolled over five times before the top was ripped off and
Joe was thrown out. Joe was not wearing a seatbelt. Actually Joe was thrown
up because before he came down he grabbed hold of overhead utility lines
about 25 feet in the air. He had to hold on for dear life for 20 minutes
before a rescue was made bringing him down by a ladder. Thompson suffered no
serious injuries and said later, "God was definitely in control."
The fact is that most of the time we do not know what to do when life throws
us for a loop and our fingers are barely hanging on. But there is One who
does know what to do. That One is the Creator of the world who makes the
winds blow and be still. He makes the sun to shine and the rains to come. We
do not understand how He has made all that He has made or how He is able to
make everything continue to function. We do not understand how God could be
God. But then He wouldn't be God if we could do all that He does and know
all that He knows.
We must come to a point of trust in God. Joe Thompson apparently came to a
point of trust while he was dangling in the air for 20 minutes. Sometimes
that is what it takes for us to come to a point of trust in God. Job went
through the loss of his family and wealth but in spite of that he would not
curse God. Job did not fully understand but he finally understood that God
was indeed God. Through the loss and pain he came to a greater understanding
and degree of trust in God. I've been reading Lisa Beamer's book "Let's
Roll." I've cried as I read through much of the book because I know what
happened on 9/11. But I see how Lisa has such a deep trust in the goodness
of God in spite of the tragedy that will overshadow the remainder of her
life. She speaks of her father dying when she was a teenager and of how she
asked and settled many spiritual questions at that time. It helped to
prepare her for 9/11 and for the aftermath of the attack. Because of Lisa's
trust she has been a most powerful spokesperson for God during this
horrendous time.
So, the next time life throws you for a loop and you're barely hanging on -
trust. Trust that God is still God.
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