C.S. Lewis said, “If by one miracle, the total content of time were spread out before me, and if, by another, I were able to hold all that infinity of events in mind and if, by a third, God were pleased to comment on it so I could understand it, then, to be sure, I could do what the Historicist says he is doing. I could read the meaning, discern the pattern.”
Though we can know the main story line of human existence through the Scriptures, we often put some pressure on ourselves to “figure out” what God is doing in every circumstance. I have no doubt that He is working in the minutest details of His kids’ lives, but I also know that our tiny brains could not even begin to understand all the implications of each day on eternity. So where does this leave us? What are we to do? Though the answer is definitely too simplistic in ways, it is the calling of all believers everywhere. Our calling is to trust. Our calling is to fight for faith. Our calling is to battle to believe.
Some days, our faith will be strong enough to see mountains moved. Other days, I know I have experienced a weakness of faith that felt like a string was holding me up over the Grand Canyon. But what I continue to know, is that through all of these times, God doesn’t let us go. He is our refuge and our calling is to trust in Him. As Rich Mullins said, we must trust in the reckless, raging fury that they call the love of God. So, whether you are weary and barely holding on, or you are seeing God move in marvelous ways, be reminded today that God is in control. For every one thing we see Him doing, He is doing 1,000’s of things we will possibly never see. His work is masterful and the canvass is our heart. He invites us into intimacy. He invites us to know His heart. As Hebrews 6:19 says, we have this hope as an anchor for our soul.
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