The eternal God is your refuge, and his everlasting arms are under you. Deuteronomy 33:27 (NLT)
When my sons were learning to swim, my husband and I would place one hand on their bellies while they learned how to paddle with their arms and legs. Simply knowing our hand was there to keep them afloat was assurance enough for our two oldest boys to enjoy their lessons. Learning to trust took a bit longer for our youngest boy.
Some days, I find myself struggling with the same issue of trust. My mind knows God is good and that He’s a loving Father, yet I continue to cling to the wall, afraid to fully trust Him.
Trust is not an overnight achievement. It’s a daily surrendering of my will and my plans to the One whose ways are far better than my own. In surrender I discover peace, knowing my heavenly Father ultimately wants my good, whether or not His perception of ‘good’ matches my own.
Elisabeth Elliott puts it like this: “Restlessness and impatience change nothing except our peace and joy. Peace does not dwell in outward things, but in the heart prepared to wait trustfully and quietly on Him who has all things safely in His hands.”