I Put My Trust in Him

"When I am afraid,
    I put my trust in you." (Psalm 56:3)

You might have noticed I've been a little slack in blogging for about the past week. I've been a little stressed about a couple of things. That's not a good reason, but it's my excuse.

Anyway, stress aside, I'm generally a positive, upbeat person. In the face of problems, I look for silver linings. It's just who I am. So in the midst of busyness and stress and concerns about a million different things, I got up this morning, ready to start my day. Normally, I work from home on Fridays, but I'm working on a particular project, and I needed to get some things done at the office. I wasn't totally happy about it--I do love my Fridays working from home, often in my pajamas.

And honestly, I had a lot of things on my mind and on my heart, including my husband. You see, he woke up with the right side of his face paralyzed. Now I'm not the kind to panic. so we talked about our options. He already had an appointment with a dermatologist, but we debated him going to our primary care to see if they could work him in. He decided to stick with the dermatologist. I told him to call me as soon as he saw the doctor.

The first thing I saw when I walked into the office was our prayer wall. And on the whiteboard where our sweet "Office Mom" writes scriptures ... "When I am _________, I put my trust in Him." I stopped where I was and pulled up the Bible app on my phone to look it up.

Long story short, my husband called. The doctor was sending him to the ER. We still don't have all the answers about what's going on with him, but all day--from the time I saw the passage on that board, all the way up to right now when I'm listening to the live stream of the Westside church of Christ's Youth Lectures--that verse has stayed with me. It's brought me peace and comfort. It's reassured me. It's reminded me Who is in control and that I don't have to worry about everything.

And silver linings? Well, I have two kids who stepped up to the plate and took care of some things I usually handle. The MRI ruled out a stroke. Through the marvels of modern technology, I'm able to watch and listen to the Youth Lectures, which is one of my favorite events of the year. And finally, if I hadn't had a big project at the office, I wouldn't have had that scripture smack me in the face. And I wouldn't have gone outside and seen that picture right down there, the clouds above my neighbor's house reflecting the sunrise.

God is good. All the time.