Trusting God’s Heart

Dear Worshipers,

Many in our body are reeling at the news of two different deaths over the weekend. One, and older man, who lost his life in a tragic accident. The other a little boy, with a heart defect who did not make it through reparative surgery. One, totally unexpected. The other, not surprising, but no less painful. Both reminders that this life is short.

My heart aches today as I continue to pray for these two families as they deal with the loss of someone they love. My pastoral heart is searching the horizon for what God is saying in each of these circumstances to the families, and their friends. As I prayed with a dear friend at the close of the call that informed me of the little boys death, the Lord reminded me of a song text written by Cynthia Clawson.

Trust His Heart

All things work for our goodThough sometimes we can't see
how they could.Struggles that break our hearts in twoSometimes 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 meTo 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.

It was the chorus in particular that the Lord used to minister peace to me. The same peace that I continue to pray for these families. The same peace I hope you will join me to pray over them as well.

I also hope that this trust is one you know. We can rest in the Father’s plan, knowing that he is always working together for the good of those who love Him. Ultimately, He is more concerned about becoming more like Jesus than anything else. I trust that is exactly what has happened to the two whose deaths we now mourn.

Thank you for praying.

In Christ,

Pastor Scott