Trust His Heart

I have a close friend who has spent the last year anticipating the ministry her and husband would begin together. As the original plan fell apart, God presented a new ministry that quickly became complicated and hurtful. We have spent much time on our knees crying out to God and I love that He records each tear in His ledger (“You’ve kept track of my every toss and turn through the sleepless nights,each tear entered in Your ledger, each ache written in Your book.” Psalm 56:9 (The Message) ). I love that He loves me and cares when I hurt.

Sharing my friend's pain led me to remember the song sung by Babbie Mason, "Trust His Heart." The lyrics, I have included here...

Trust His Heart
Written by: Babbie Mason and Eddie Carswell

All things work for our good though sometimes we can’t see how they could.

Struggles that break our hearts in two sometimes blind us to the truth.

Our Father knows what’s best for us; His ways are not our own.

So, when your pathway grows dim, and you just can’t see Him,

Remember He’s still on the throne.

God is too wise to be mistaken. God is too good to be unkind.

So when you don’t understand,when you don’t see His plan,
When you can’t trace His hand, trust His heart.

He sees the Master plan. He holds the future in His hands.

So don’t live as those who have no hope. All our hope is found in Him.

We walk in present knowledge, but He sees the first and the last.

And like a tapestry, He’s weaving you and me to someday be just like Him.

God is too wise to be mistaken. God is too good to be unkind.

So when you don’t understand, when you don’t see His plan,

When you can’t trace His hand, trust His heart.

Singing as much of this song as I could remember last night, made me wonder what I know of God's heart. What is it that I can truly trust? Following is a small sample of all that God's heart truly is.

Deut. 31:6, 7, 23 & Joshua 1:6, 7, 9, 18; 10:25 & I Chron. 22:13; 28:20 & II Chron. 32:7 He is my strength and courage.

Jeremiah 29:11 He is my future and hope.

John 14:27 He is my comfort.

I John 4:8 He is my love.

Psalm 118:29 He is good!

I can trust in His courage! I can trust in His strength! I can trust in His future and hope! I can trust in His comfort! I can trust in His love! I can trust in His goodness!

So can you!