Facing Life’s Unknowns

“Faithful is He who calls you, and He also will bring it to pass.” I Thess 5:24

A delayed promotion, an unreached goal, a broken relationship - some of life’s inexplicable turns. Many of the saints mentioned in Hebrews 11 knew firsthand about life’s unknowns.

Many others also had the opportunity to witness God’s hand at worked as He rolled back the waters of the Red Sea, defeated enemy armies, and proved faithful when times of trial and tribulation struck. The test of faith is not merely in trusting but in trusting God when all hope has disappeared.

One of the ways God tests our faith is by allowing life’s unknowns to invade our lives. Samuel anointed David as king over Israel. Yet nothing was mentioned about having to wait years before he sat on Israel’s throne. Thanks to life’s unknowns, David was forced to leave his family and friends and live like a common criminal on the run from a jealous and mentally impaired king.

At any point he could have proclaimed his frustration, but David went beyond bitterness and self pity to claim the goodness of God. He realized God’s ways were not the ways of man.

All of life’s unknowns are perfectly within God’s sovereign control. If He has given you a promise, cling to it.

He will do exactly what He has said He will do.

Remember, “Faithful is He who calls you, and He also will bring it to pass.”