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"Trust in the Lord ... he will always protect us ..."
Most of our people don't know what blind trust in God is really like. Perhaps they have learned that from us. How often have we approached a dire situation and put trusting in the Lord last? It's only because I am guilty of this that I have the courage to relate a recent incident from my ministry.
There was an auto accident, and a member of my parish called me and asked me to come to the hospital to minister. I was happy to go, not because I knew the accident victim, but because my parishioner did, and he felt my presence was important.
When I got there, I realized that the injured person was in very, very serious condition. I shared a few words of comfort and promise from the Lord, then sat down to listen. When we all got together in the Intensive Care waiting room, my friend told me how things were. He said, "Pastor, we all know the situation is bleak; things don't look good. I've given them all the assurance I can. I told them the ambulance was there in ten minutes; I reminded them that this is supposed to be one of the best hospitals in the midwest for neuro-surgery. I also reminded them that Dr. _________ was acclaimed to be one of the best neuro-surgeons in the country! I told them all we could do now was to trust God, and that's why I asked you to come. Thanks for coming!"
"Now all we can do is to trust God!" I share this because I could have said that and maybe would have. It's because he perhaps stole some of my lines that I remember the incident so vividly. Perhaps it was because I was going to give all the assurances that he gave. Perhaps he had stolen my lines, and all I could do was point them to God!
-- Schroeder
"Trust in the Lord ... he will always protect us ..."
Most of our people don't know what blind trust in God is really like. Perhaps they have learned that from us. How often have we approached a dire situation and put trusting in the Lord last? It's only because I am guilty of this that I have the courage to relate a recent incident from my ministry.
There was an auto accident, and a member of my parish called me and asked me to come to the hospital to minister. I was happy to go, not because I knew the accident victim, but because my parishioner did, and he felt my presence was important.
When I got there, I realized that the injured person was in very, very serious condition. I shared a few words of comfort and promise from the Lord, then sat down to listen. When we all got together in the Intensive Care waiting room, my friend told me how things were. He said, "Pastor, we all know the situation is bleak; things don't look good. I've given them all the assurance I can. I told them the ambulance was there in ten minutes; I reminded them that this is supposed to be one of the best hospitals in the midwest for neuro-surgery. I also reminded them that Dr. _________ was acclaimed to be one of the best neuro-surgeons in the country! I told them all we could do now was to trust God, and that's why I asked you to come. Thanks for coming!"
"Now all we can do is to trust God!" I share this because I could have said that and maybe would have. It's because he perhaps stole some of my lines that I remember the incident so vividly. Perhaps it was because I was going to give all the assurances that he gave. Perhaps he had stolen my lines, and all I could do was point them to God!
-- Schroeder
