In God We Trust
We can’t help
but feel it –
this unmistakable
wind of division,
this chill you to the bone
atmosphere of fear,
this cut right to your heart
me against you storm
that has blown in
over the last few years –
only to intensify
over the last few months.
As we head into
the cold
of the winter season
that inevitably lies
ahead of us,
our hearts
can still experience
the warmth,
comfort,
and unshakable peace
of our God
that cannot be
blown away
by winds of strife,
by gusts of fear,
by torrents of hatred.
Because no matter
what comes our way,
no matter what doesn’t,
our God is still
and always will be
in control
of it all.
He –
and He alone –
knows
the end
from the beginning,
the beginning
from the end –
and every single point
in between.
He –
and He alone –
knows
exactly
how to
connect
all the dots
to bring about
His purpose
and to
usher in
His Kingdom come.
If our hope
was simply
in man,
in our opinion,
in our policy,
in our agenda,
in our vote,
in our control –
we would be lost.
Like Paul
speaking
to the Corinithian church
about the resurrection
of Jesus,
if our hope
was only for this life,
if our hope
was in anything
but Jesus, Himself –
we would be men
to be most pitied.
But our hope
is in
the Maker
of Heaven and Earth,
the One who
hangs
the entire universe
on nothing more
than His command.
He –
and He alone –
is where
we put our trust.
And because we do . . .
and because of who He is . . .
we can rest our heart
in the One
who holds
our very next breath.
In God we trust.
It’s more than a motto.
It’s where
we stand
when we
find ourself
on sinking ground.
In God we trust . . .
even though,
in the midst of,
and in spite of.
He –
and He alone –
is able.
~Stacy
