"I think trust comes down to
walking a path simply because He has asked us to.
I thought about it as I read
the old story of Noah and his ark. Everyone thought Noah was nuts. I mean,
imagine it in this day and age. Imagine me randomly telling you all that I was
stopping my life to build a boat the size of Noah's in my dad's
field. Just because I felt God calling me to.
People would be saying I had
messed up my medication. People would be screaming about how the money could be
better spent helping the tornado victims or paying down our national debt.
People would be judging me, calling me names, ridiculing my religious beliefs
and making assumptions about my political party status.
I would be a laughing stock.
Of course, we look at Noah and
see that he was right. That it all worked out. That the rain came and he saved
his family and God was pleased.
My question is this: would he have been less right if it never rained?
I don't think so. I think it's
about saying yes without the guarantee that anything will work out in our
favor. I'd like to look at my life and hope good is coming out of my
disadvantage. I'd like to think that because I am remaining faithful and joyful
in this situation that good things will happen for me or someone else. We can
all look at our lives and say, "Well, that was hard, but look at the
good that came from it."
But I think Noah was the hero
before a drop of rain hit the thirsty earth. I think he said yes for no reason
other than God commanded him. And I am going to think of Noah's decision before
the rain every time I have a hard decision to make. Every time I start to get
weary of living a difficult life. Every time I long or wish for different. I'm
going to think of the man on dry land who said yes regardless of the outcome.
We don't all live to see the
rain. We don't all live to see the benefit. We don't all get to know if there
even is a benefit.
But, if we really trust Him,
our thirst can be quenched in the simple decision of YES." ~Sara Frankl
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