By Andrea Merrell
Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding;
6
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall direct your paths.
Proverbs 3:5-6
With tears in my eyes, I watched as my
husband bent to rescue our little terrier. He was lying on the side of a busy
highway after being hit by a car.
As my husband got closer and reached out
his hand, the pup slowly opened one eye with a look that said he knew help had
arrived. But as soon as the pup was touched, he reacted violently—snarling,
growling, and baring his teeth. We had to use a heavy blanket to pick him up to
keep from getting mauled.
The sad part of this story is that the
victim didn’t understand we were only there to help him. Apparently, all he
knew was pain and distress, and he attacked the ones who loved him most.
That event made me think back to times when
I was wounded—emotionally and mentally. Times when I was hurting so much that I
rejected and blasted the people who tried to help me—the ones who loved me
most. And the ones who least deserved my response.
It’s easy to stop trusting when we’ve been
hurt, rejected, or betrayed. We harden our hearts, build walls, and refuse to
let anyone in—even God.
Reaching out to others and allowing them to
come to our rescue starts with a decision. Is it risky? Yes. Is there a chance
we might be hurt even more? Absolutely. But we’ll never know until we try.
One thing, however, is certain: When we take a
leap of faith, open our hearts to God, and cry out to Him to help us, He will
always come through. That is the power of trust.
(Photos courtesy of FreeDigitalPhotos.net/Stuart Miles/Dynamite Imagery.)
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