How is it that godly people suffer? Why do men and women of faith get cancer? Or their children die? Where does the line between faith and action fall?
When saints are challenged with trials and difficulties, what counsel do we offer? How do we encourage them?
We talk of God’s faithfulness and encourage them to have faith and trust God. It’s good counsel but not enough. Why? Because typically we are trusting God to meet our needs our way, right?
We trust God will heal our loved one but what if He doesn’t? We trust God for the finances to pay our mortgage but what if Hhe doesn’t send money? We trust God to keep the surgeon’s hand steady, but what if something goes wrong? Was God untrustworthy? Did we lack faith? OR were we trusting God for something He never promised?
Working with the wives in Women of Character they would say they were trusting God to keep their husbands clean – but God never promised to keep their husbands clean. He does promise to never forsake us. He promises strength in our weakness. He promises that His grace is sufficient, etc.
Psalm 44 is a Psalm that portrays this exact dilemma. It is 26 verses long – too long to tag on the end of this Victory Call. So I will post it tomorrow in it’s entirely. In the meantime, think about where is your hope? Is trusting God enough? What are you trusting God for?
That should whet your appetite. …Till tomorrow.
Blessings, Diane
Diane Hunt is part of the Development and Addiction Recovery teams at America’s Keswick. In addition to being a Biblical Counselor, she is a Women’s speaker for retreats, conferences and events. She is a regular writer for Victory Call and one of the authors of Crossing the Jordan Bible Study. She has been married to her husband John over 28 years. She has 2 adult children and 3 grandchildren and 3 adult step-children with 7 grandchildren making 10 in all. She delights reading and teaching, but mostly laughing at the funny things her grandchildren say and do.
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