Last night I flew to Nebraska for work.
What I found interesting about flying was the 100% trust I have in the Lord getting on that plane. I don't trust the airlines, or the pilots, I trust the Lord.
I thought about that. I had no fear of flying because of my trust. Yet there are things I do worry about, things I do struggle to trust Him with.
Why is that?
I think it's because I have no choice but to trust him on that plane. It's not like I can assist the pilot or crew in any way. Even in the event of a crash, there is nothing I can do.
And since there is nothing I can do, I trust.
It's harder to trust when our minds feel there is some way we can solve the problem, something we can do to fix things. That's when we take things out of the Lord's hands and try to hold onto them with ours.
"Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.
"I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing." John 15:4-5 (NIV)
Maybe it is at those times, when we are completely helpless, that we realize the truth of these words. When we realize these words are true, all the time.
We just don't always see it.
