The Management Of Uncertainty
“My comfort in my suffering is this: Your promise preserves my life.” Psalm 119:50
Psalm 33:11 says, “But the plans of the Lord stand firm forever and the purposes of his heart through all generations .” In response to trials and testings in our lives, we start with the understanding that God is absolutely supreme in the lives of men. This passage reveals that each of us has a place in God’s kingdom. God has deliberately planned our lives. No event or circumstance takes him by surprise. He is on our side and makes the best choices for us.
That doesn’t mean that we won’t go through difficulty. It simply means that we can trust and rely on his decisions. Eventually, the end thereof will be our betterment, whatever it involves.
The Holy Spirit supplies us with peace when we yield our control of the events in our lives. The Lord responds to our cries sometimes by granting transformation, rescue, or healing. Other times, he allows for tragedy and pain to achieve some other end. The focus of our attention is not to be fixed on the circumstances and their pleasing or unpleasant results, but rather we are to trust that God is in control.
Though his purposes are uniquely tailored to each person, his goals remain the same for all of us. He will conform us to the image of this Son (Romans 8:29). We will become increasingly aware of our need for him as over and against our tendency toward self-reliance. Since sin and the fallen nature of the world will impact every one of us, the measure of our growth and maturity will be our response to seasons of uncertainty.
Relying on the Provider, rather than his provision, is the core principle. Psalms 33:16-17 says, “No king is saved by the size of his army; no warrior escapes by his great strength. A horse is a vain hope for deliverance; despite all its strength, it cannot save .” Though we’ve been made wealthy by God, we’re not to rely on that abundance. Through the trial of my cancer, I wept as I saw my utter need to depend on God. The fear of the unknown often gripped me. I had to embrace the truth that I could not control or plan my life.
Each of us must come to the same conclusion. To admit our lack of control is not a sign of weakness. In fact, it is precisely this posture that positions us to triumph through our crises because we have acknowledged the truth. The truth is that he is God and we’re not.
John Wimber, Living With Uncertainty (Anaheim: Vineyard Ministries International, 1996), 7-9.
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