“The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him; it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.” (Lamentations 3:25-26)
Life is not predictable. There are ups and downs along the way. Many of us want to trust God. When times are good, it can feel easier. But when times feel difficult, it is even more important to trust God. God’s unchanging character can give us a firm foundation when things feel unsteady and uncertain.
Life can be going along smoothly for a season. Your job is satisfying. Your friends and family are enjoyable. Your goals, finances, health and outlook seem bright. Then, all of a sudden, life throws a curve ball. Someone you know gets sick. You lose your job. A friend or family member betrays you. The things you felt secure in all of a sudden feel shaky and uncertain.
How do you trust that God is good in these circumstances? How do you trust Him when you do not understand what is happening? When you cannot see a resolution? These are valid questions, and God wants to help you navigate them.
Sometime trusting in the Lord requires a little bit of heavenly “winging it” to get to where you need to be. Many times in our Christian lives, we reach moments, the true importance of which may not be as of yet apparent, where decisions need to be made that will have long-lasting and far-reaching implications, but we are not sure what the will of the Lord is for us in that situation. So we do…what? Wait for the Lord to definitively speak? And if He doesn’t, what then, just wing it? Maybe the answer lies in doing a little bit of both.
Paul says that all Christians are soldiers under orders, that we have ground to take and occupy for the Lord, and that we will find the performance of these duties here on Earth to be of paramount importance at the Judgment Seat of Christ. But what if the path grows faint, and orders from Central Command are not immediately forthcoming, what then?
It is in those moments where you will have to wind up “under His wings”, not as lost people do, but winging it with the full knowledge of who the Lord is, and understanding a little bit about His character and nature. Paul in Acts 20 “wings it” and winds up in prison when he didn’t have to be, but when you look at the reason why he did, he was actually piling up blessing for himself.
Is it the Lord’s will or are you just winging it?
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