GodReflection: Tenacious Trust
“You are the light of the world . . . let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven” (Matthew 5: 14 &16).
I’ve always flown a lot.
After I began to keep count I became a million-mile member with one airline and wasn’t an infrequent customer with others.
Some of the more memorable trips were night flights when at times it was possible to see simultaneously the lights of multiple cities. Each light in some way bore testimony to human activity.
I can image a similar image in terms of God. In God’s ever present global vision He see every human being on the face of earth.
Anytime one of His creation is kind there is flicker of light—as if the planet is the domain of lightening bugs. When one of His children to whom He gave the breath of life reflects His nature in any small way He must be pleased.
Across the globe are those who have pledged their allegiance to His Son. From each follower streams more than an occasional flicker of light. His children of trust shine a steady beam of light to break up the world’s darkness.
These light bearers have placed their trust in Father, Son, and Spirit.
Here’s my question. Is there a degree of tenacity—when it comes to trust—that if allowed to take deep roots in my soul, would cause a broader and a more far reaching ray of light to glow from my life?
Back in my “working life,” I concluded that one of the three gifts God issued to me was to be a builder.
I noticed time after time in difficult kingdom projects I could easily see my way forward with steps one through four. I could also envision the end product. Often however, I didn’t have a clue how to solve steps five through ten. Time and again God stepped in with His solutions as I would shout out, “There really is a God!”
My record in this regard is far less than stellar.
I can’t help but remember a time when presented with an opportunity to help establish a church in one of Portugal’s greatest populated cities.
The offer was placed on the table. I envisioned how the initial steps could play out.
I saw the possibility that the final product could have even greater kingdom implications than the request presented.
However, I balked on the difficulty of steps five through ten.
For whatever reason I failed to trust God to provide in ways He had often shown before. I backed off.
True, it was never a sure bet. Doesn’t the very act of trust cause me to weigh the possibility of both failure and success?
Later I discovered that the person making the request had significant resources to have covered many of the critical financial demands of the project.
It is when I reflect upon such occasions that I have cause me to wonder, “Can God do more if I trust more”?
I have an uncomfortable feeling that His answer may be, “Yes”. What do you think?
Stay tuned.
Dr. Gary J. Sorrells
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