It's a warm, beautiful fall day. Leaves of all colors, red, orange, yellow, some even violet, are sitting on the ground, crunching audibly as someone passes by. Just a few feet away are giggles from a happy five year old. This girl sits on her bike, bouncing her short, curly locks up and down, waiting for her mother to catch up. As her mother catches up, the girl spreads a smile throughout her face, anticipating what's coming next. Her mother gives her a soft push, just enough to get the girl going, as the girl learns to pedal for the first time. Every so often the mom gives a harder push, and the girl bursts out into unstoppable giggles. These giggles soon latch on to others, and within seconds everybody watching is giggling happily. Though the girl sometimes falls, she knows that her mother will be right along side of her, the whole way, and she will be safe. This bright eyed happy child, knows that her mother cares for her, and wants what's best. She trusts her mother will catch her so much, that she isn't afraid of falling.
Don't we do the opposite sometimes? We know that God has “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." (Jeremiah 29:11) We know that He cares for us and loves us. Yet we're not willing to put our full trust in Him, the Maker of the world! We're afraid to fall and make mistakes, which all of us are going to do, hundreds of times, no matter how much we're afraid of it. We worry about situations. But if we put our full trust in God, we won't need to worry. Because we know that He'll be alongside us the whole way, catching us as we fall, and helping us get back up. Why can't we put our full trust in Him, in every and any situation? He's who's in control of the situations, anyways. It's not like we were in charge of the situations before, and now are letting God take control, because He was always in control, we're just deciding to acknowledge that. Can't you put your full trust in the Maker of the universe, the One who made you breath? The One who made you walk? The One who loved you, even before you were conceived?
Kayla Joy
