Trust in the Lord

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.  Proverbs 3: 5-6

It’s that time of year for me and my family.  Generally we are all very healthy people.  As soon as fall comes in something happens and one by one we all get sick.  Not just once, but again and again and again until spring.  It is this time of year that I buy more laundry soap, more bleach, and more disinfectant spray.  This time of year is always more stressful because of illness and the financial strain.  So far we’ve had a broken arm, one slipped disc, an ear infection and pinkeye.  The doctor visits alone have now reached double digits.  All of these events pile on me like weights and bring me down. 

I am reminded each day that others around me are hurting as well.  A co-worker is with her mom who has been in the hospital for 2 weeks now.  Another friend has just taken her husband in for surgery.   Another friend is recovering from surgery. And yet another is dealing with the news that he has cancer.

It is a strange thing how an illness or injury can stop your world.  Sometimes I wonder if we get sick because God wants our attention.  Then I stop wondering and questioning as I am reminded of Proverbs 3: 5-6.  Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

I can take off the weights and trust in the Lord to care for me, my family and those around me.  It is not for me to know why these things happen or to know the next step.  My job is to trust in God and to pray. 

Father, help me to give You my burdens of the day.  Help me to know that I can trust in You and that You are in control of my life when my life seems out of control. Amen.

In His Service,
Dawn Erickson