Trusting God Through the Bumps of Life

Reflection

At times, I find myself murmuring and complaining, sometimes about small things and sometimes about bigger things, at least in my eyes. I don’t like discomfort, and I don’t like uncertainty. They cause me great stress. I’ve even convinced myself that vocalizing my discomfort somehow makes me feel better, like I’m being heard. But after my last “complaint fest,” I suddenly realized how wrong it is to do that.

I began to imagine the Israelites standing around, not trusting the God who had just delivered them from slavery. He had promised to bring them into a land already equipped, flowing with milk and honey. You’d think that after all they’d seen, they’d be okay with a little bumpy ride. But they couldn’t see beyond their current discomfort. They were stuck in the “now,” unable to trust God for the future He had already promised.

And honestly, I’m not so different. As believers, we often find ourselves doing the same thing. We get stuck in the bumps of life, those uncomfortable, uncertain moments, and forget that we’re on a journey with a promised destination. Like Abraham, we are sojourners, traveling through life’s ups and downs, but we are called to trust in the God who has already promised us eternal life. We’re walking the same path as the Israelites, and just like them, we’re prone to lose sight of the bigger picture.

It’s hard to trust when the road is rough, but just like God was faithful to the Israelites, He is faithful to us. Even when life seems uncertain or when we feel overwhelmed, God is working out His plan. We don’t have to murmur or complain. God has already set the course for our lives, and it leads to something far greater than anything we can see right now.