“And this really is the core issue of it all. Do we trust him?”- Radicalby David Platt
I lit a candle tonight instead of turning on a light bulb, for no particular reason other than that I could. It was humid in my apartment, with rain falling outside and clothes drying on the line in my bathroom. All of my appliances were off. My computer was running on battery power with no internet, and I could hear my neighbors talking.
In so many ways, it could have been a powerless night in Kenya.
Do I trust God? Do I trust Him to be the same no matter where I go? Do I trust that He shows Himself to others the way that He showed Himself to me?
Somehow, in the dark, with just that small light, it was a thousand times easier to say yes, a thousand times easier to ignore the distractions and the chaos of American life and remember that He is faithful. Sometimes it is easier to look back and remember His faithfulness in the past than it is to see it in the present.
Is that ridiculous? Yes. But, for a few hours at least, it was true.
Because, really, it all comes down to this. Do we trust Him enough to jump when He calls our name?
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