1 Peter 5:7 (ESV)
Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for
you.
In the final scene of the movie Forrest Gump, Forrest
Junior has started going to school, and Forrest has waited at the bus stop all
day for him to come back. We may say that Forrest did that because he had an IQ
of only 75, but in real life, many parents feel the same way when they send
their children away for their first day of school.
Going to school for the first time is a big event for young
children. They have to transition to spending a lot of their day interacting
with strangers—teachers and other students. That makes for a big change not
only in the children’s lives but also in their parents’ lives, especially for a
parent who has been at home with their child every day for the past several
years. It is not easy to let your child go.
The writer of Hebrews talks about what Abraham and Sarah
had to let go. They let go of their home, extended family, and community when
God called them to leave and travel to the land he would show them (see Genesis
12). Abraham was also willing to let go of his son Isaac, the promised son born
to him and Sarah in their old age (Genesis 22:1-12).
They did all this “by faith”—and faith is a learning
process. Just as parents get used to letting go as their children begin to grow
up in life, so we too learn to let go of things in our lives as we trust God to
guide us day by day.
Dear Lord, through the storm we pray that we would trust in
You fully. Through the night lead us on to the light; take our hand Lord and
lead us. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.
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