My faith is not cliche. It can't be. When I say that I'm trusting in the Lord, it means just that, I'm trusting in Lord. I don't write this defensively, but with a desire to reclaim the simple truths over my life that could so easily be robbed by cliche and semantics in such a fragile time.
So I will...
"Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding." Proverbs 3:5
I don't understand, but with all my heart, every broken piece, let me trust in You, Lord.
Because...
"Shall not the judge of all the earth do what is right?" Genesis 18:25
You will not, and cannot commit injustice, and since "You alone hold the keys of death and Hades" (Rev. 1:18), I know You are in control.
In fact, I confess I may have spoken in haste that the locusts are continuing their destruction, but perhaps this is God's mercy manifest in my family. I just confess I don't understand the fullness of these circumstances, but desire to trust fully in the Lord. Either way, I pray to remain steadfast in the Presence of God. I want the peace that is found in abiding. Nothing less.
It's been hard to pray words, and even entering into worship brings a flood of emotions that can be too much to bear at times, but I have found that my heart resonates with the hymn "Be Thou My Vision", especially the last lines.
High King of Heaven my victory won,
may I reach Heaven's joys, O Bright Heaven's Son!
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
still be my vision, O Ruler of all...
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