Today a  message from one of my heroes Dr. Rutland stirred up my soul.  He was recalling one of  his crusades in Africa, He was packed in a tiny car with 5 other men on a dirt road. It was dark and raining heavy.  were they were traveling in a dangerous place at a dangerous time. People were known to go missing because of the political up upheaval going on in that nation at the time.  some of the locals he was traveling with began to fear for there lives because of the recent violence and Dr. Rutland Prayed " I know Lord you will protect me and keep me safe because you love me" He then said the Lord replied to Him " I might not; I loved John the Baptist and He was beheaded, I love Jesus my only begotten son  and He was crucified, who are you to them"  The Lord continued " If you really trusted me you wouldn't only trust me with your life but with your death also".

Wow, thats powerful stuff. why do we always assume we know what the Lord is up to. sometimes its our time to die, get sick, lose, and fail but God has a plan that was set into motion before we were even born. Why would we assume we knew better than God. It reminds me of  when paul say in 2nd Corinthians 12:10 "That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong"

Paul knew that ultimately the Lord knows what he is doing and that knowledge of  that is true strength. I have always said things can't chase you if you stop running from them. So I challenge you to stop running from life's problems. God is on the throne and nothing takes Him by surprise.