Therefore
let those who suffer according to the will of God commit their souls to Him in doing good, as to a
faithful Creator.
1 Peter 4:19
The word "commit" is a term that would be
used for leaving money on deposit with a trusted friend. It is the very word
Jesus used when He said,
Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit. Luke 23:46
So much of the agony we put ourselves through in times
of trial and suffering has to do with our unbelief that God is a faithful
Creator.
We wonder anxiously, will I make it through this trial? How is this going to turn out? What is going to happen next? In those moments it’s very important not to
forget that your hope is not in figuring it all out somehow or in finding rest
in your own understanding. Your hope is
in one thing and that is in your Creator and Savior who holds all things in His
hands. The One who holds the world
together holds you by His grace. The One who owns all things has the power to
supply all that you need to go through what He is calling you to go through. It
is only reasonable that we should entrust ourselves to the One who made our
souls and who saved them.
I saw the movie War Room
last weekend. It had a great example of resting
in our faithful Creator. In the movie, Elizabeth’s world is crumbling around
her and she has become bitter and angry at her husband. She meets Clara who tells her to fight the
real enemy, which is not her husband. She needs to fight this battle on her
knees in prayer and she needs to stand on the promises of God. When her husband arrives home one night he is
expecting another fight but instead Elizabeth is calm and at peace. He is really confused by her actions. He finally asks her what she wants and
Elizabeth has to think about it for a minute and then she responds, “A hot
fudge sundae, with two scoops of ice cream, and whip cream, lots of whip cream
and a cherry on top.” She had committed
her soul to the faithful Creator. She
wasn’t anxious about her circumstances.
She wasn’t dwelling on what might happen next. All she was thinking about was ice cream with
whip cream and a cherry on top.
God’s grace frees us from anxiety, doubt and despair. He made you and He made the situations and
the challenges and all the people that are around you. We need only to take our
concerns to him in prayer and trust in His promises. Then, we can spend the rest of the day
thinking about hot fudge sundaes with whip cream and a cherry on top.
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