Where Trust Grows

“God’s riches….wisdom…and knowledge
are SO deep, It is impossible to explain His decisions
Or to understand His ways.”Romans 11:33

Do you remember the first time you were put into a pool of water as a kid? Were you scared? Who put you into the water? Was it a fun experience at first? Did you think they were being mean? Or were you excited for a wonderful experience?

For many kids, that first introduction to a pool is pretty scary. Kind of like the
grown-up fears of life and new steps that we must take in our experience.
Most likely, being put into that scary pool was out of an act of love, wanting to
make sure that for the rest of the child’s life, they would know how to swim
and come to truly enjoy the experience of the water.

Reading this verse, and thinking about how it applies to my life, I know that
the realities that most impacted me were ultimately God’s Decisions to allow
in my life. Not my choice. Pain, loss, injustice,… and it was easy to jump to
the words that followed: “. . .or to understand His ways.” There are so many
“WHY’s” in life! The answers will likely never come in this lifetime.

But the Words Paul wrote before he expressed his longing for answers are
the most foundational point. They are Words of Truth about God Himself:

● His riches: God has everything that we could ever need or want or
even imagine. His riches are part of every Decision He makes. The
foundational Resources in His Hands are a practical baseline of all His
dealings with us.
● His wisdom: His best, all-things-considered choices in guiding our
steps and allowing whatever comes or does not come into our lives to
be covered and led by His deep understanding of what is best for us as well as all those whose lives we touch.
● His knowledge: There are no missing pieces in what He knows of
us, from before the beginning to the end. He knows all of the past and
future of our experience: how we are wired, how we’ve been hurt,
what struggles we face, all of it. And He knows exactly how He
intends to use all of it as we touch the lives of those around us.

Nothing escapes His awareness.

We are the ones who do not have the understanding, knowledge, wisdom nor
resources to go through this life on our own. We need Him, throughout every
day. We cannot rightly walk through our time here without His living
Presence with us . . . His Spirit in us.

It is a matter of deliberately holding tightly to Him as He carries us through
the rough waters, held firmly in His Arms.

That is where TRUST grows.