‘Serena et Eterna’ photo by Zu Sanchez
We live in an uncertain era. In times like this I’m tempted to shout, “Why, Lord?” But then I think of our little cat Misha’s reaction after we’d give her yet another dreaded ear mite treatment. What did she do? She turned to us for comfort! Why? Because she trusted us. She didn’t understand why we did what we did, but she knew that we loved her. So she trusted us. Period. End of story. Amen.
Now, I don’t mean to make insulting comparisons. So, allow me to apologize to our dear departed little cat. Because frankly Misha’s understanding of our will was infinitely closer than my understanding of God’s will will ever be. Ergo…
Note to self: You say you don’t understand what God is doing? Well, duh! How else could it be? You know that he loves you. So trust him. Period. End of story. Amen.
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do and he will show you which path to take.” ~Proverbs 3:5-6
Trusting God even when you don’t understand his plan at all.
Exactly, Sashi.
Amen, Mitch! 🙏
Yes, just trust him. End of story. Love that line. ❤️
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Amen
Love that note to self!
Thank you, mitchteemley, for this insightful reflection on faith. We pray that everything will be well for you and that you will always find peace. The article’s cat analogy is a powerful reminder that true trust in God isn’t about understanding His plan, but about relying on His love. This act of surrendering control brings both humility and inner peace. God bless you.
Spot on. Wait, Spot’s a dog. Meow on.
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Amen.
Amen. I read Chapter 3 of Proverbs the other night and felt moved.
What a great analogy! Poor little Misha with her ear mites. She seemed purr-fectly happy trusting you as her chosen “god.” 🙂
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Perfect for today. thank you.
My privilege, Maren.
Another one from Ms. ten Boom:
“When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don’t throw away the ticket and jump off. You sit still and trust the engineer.”
Yes! Thanks for sharing this, C.A.
I certainly trust God to get me through each day. The past few days I have had one of those nasty viruses that come up suddenly and cloud your head and make you feel bad. So I have prayed to get over this quickly, and when I lie down, I know for sure that the Lord is watching over me and will get me back to my bouncing self again.
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Thank you, Mitch.
My privilege, San.
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Great comparison. Thank you. I learn so much from my cats and other people. I think seeking and trusting God’s will exposes the human will that can’t be trusted. I quoted Prov. 3:5 in my book, Science and Spirituality: Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the first edition of Mary Baker Eddy’s Science and Health.
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