Who Can You Trust?

Nothing is more precious than a child. They are truly amazing in the way they completely place their full trust into their parents’ hands. Just imagine for a moment going out your front door in the morning with no personal identification, no money of any sort, no car or house keys, nothing but perhaps a lunch sack that mom provides. Scary!

This is exactly what happens every single day with our children. But yet, they don’t panic as we might if that happened to us as an adult. The reason a child just runs out the door happy to go and be with their friends or to go somewhere fun like the playground or park is because they trust those who care for them. They know instinctively they are loved.

Children are assured they have a home to go back to after playing, they enjoy a family meal as just another part of their day, they open their closets and find clothes to wear. Children don’t worry, nor do they have any fear at all. Didn’t we as children just assume we had all our basic needs? We never ever gave it a thought; we had no idea if our parents struggled or not to provide all those things.

If Only

Adults do struggle with all sorts of things. We simply can’t go back to being kids, as much as we would want to sometimes! (a smile here is good). As single-again women, we find it hard to adjust to a new kind of life, no matter what circumstance placed us here. We have challenges and hurdles to get past. But we hang in there and we don't give up!

After wandering down thorny paths in life, we are very anxious to arrive at a place of peace and security. Once we have our basic needs set up, there are decisions to make. A helpful way to start is a simple faith chart such as the one below. Then, our momentum will move us on to the “next big thing.” Make columns with these headings and fill in:

Faith Chart

• Pray: always start with asking God to help you with this and thanking him for his answer.  
• Brainstorm: write down all the ideas of what you want to happen in the next year. You know what they are; don’t hold back no matter how crazy they might be.
• Purpose: from the list above, prioritize and nail down just one top issue you want to solve once and for all.  
• Organize: list ways you might be able to make this happen. Use subtitles: what, when, where, why, and how.
• Ask: it’s o.k. to enlist the help of others who have gone through what you’re going through. In fact, it's recommended.
• Repeat: go on now to the next Brainstorm idea on the list. Don’t give up!

Life’s Highway

Even though we are adults, we have a heavenly Father who gladly provides all we need. We can place our trust in God the same way our children depend on us. No need to worry. No fear. If we open our hearts and ask for his help, God is there with his best for us.

It doesn’t mean we won’t run into delays and difficulties. This is how God “grows” us into beautiful women! It does mean we can trust him to give us joy, security, and a future beyond all we can imagine with perfect timing. It’s a win-win solution.

You, LORD, are all I have, and you give me all I need; my future is in your hands. Psalm 16:5 (GNB)