God’s good for it

I can assure you that God’s good for it.
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That promise He made you that hasn’t come to pass yet? Yup. Even that.
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That sass you’re giving Him because of it? Yup. Even that.
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That thing you just haven’t quite seemed to be able to let go of yet? Yup. Even that.
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God’s good for it.
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He can handle it.
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He will come through.
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He is more than capable of supporting you.
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I’ve been reminded lately that…
?Just because things don’t look how I thought they would (or should) doesn’t mean that God’s not moving powerfully in that situation.
?Just because it’s not on my timeline doesn’t mean God forgot.
?Just because there’s been a roller coaster of emotions doesn’t mean God’s peace isn’t readily available.
?Just because I don’t get it doesn’t mean it’s screwed up and won’t work.
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But boy oh boy can I go into drama mode sometimes, thinking of all the ways that it may not go how I want, and how the promise maybe isn’t for me after all – all because I’ve been putting my trust in ME (or the situation or someone else) instead of putting my trust in God.
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More and more I’m seeing how regularly I’ve been doing that. And then when I (inevitably) fail or fall short, it’s so easy to forget that God’s actually had it this whole time and it’s all going to work out.
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WHY do we do this?! Why do we ever try to take things on instead of just easily trusting God with our whole life, for the entirety of our life?
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Well, impatience. Misguided advice. Feelings of betrayal. Past disappointments. To name a few…
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The Bible lays it out really clearly for us in Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV): “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your paths straight.”
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Can I invite you to actually do that though? Like, really do it. And let go of needing to know the “how” and getting all the details. I promise that makes it wayyyy easier.
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And as one wise woman reminded me of, I need to look at HIS track record and not mine. He’s reliable 100% of the time.
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And if things just are not going as you’d planned, you can trust that God’s still good for it. There’s just a very high chance it won’t look like what you thought.