Take Time to Trust

Spending time with God grows our trust

Mike Kankelfritz 

I had the opportunity to take a quick flight from Arizona to Seattle to see my mom and I took my son with me.  I was looking forward to it, but my son, 12 at the time, who hadn’t done much flying, was leery.  

But I didn’t know he was anxious about flying. That information came out, literally right before we left for the airport, on the day of our trip.  He said, “Dad, I don’t know if we should go. What if something happens at the airport?” 

I told him I’d flown a lot, and I was sure everything was going to be fine. 

And then at the airport, when we were about to board the plane, he expressed more concern, “I don’t know about this, Dad. What if something happens to the plane while we’re flying?”

I reassured him again and told him there are hardly any major airline accidents, and it’s pretty safe.  After talking a bit, we prayed together and got on the plane.

We had a layover and halfway through the whole thing, my son looks at me and says, “Dad, this is easier to thought it was going to be.”

Then it hit me. Why does my son trust me? He trusted me enough to follow me onto that plane, even though he had some apprehension. I think it’s because he’s spent a lot of time with me, and he knows my nature. We’ve experienced a lot of life together, and that’s added up to trust. 

So, why don’t I trust God like that? Maybe it’s because I’m not spending enough time with Him.  In fact, how can you trust anybody if you haven’t spent any time with them? If I spent enough time with Him each day, I would also know His nature and I wouldn’t question His plans. I’d just know because of my time with Him this morning, He’s got me with each step of this day. 

If you focus on who God is and how much He loves you, there is no question whether you can trust Him.

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart” in Proverbs 3:5 begins with Psalm 46:10, “Be still and know that I am God.” 

We all struggle to take enough time to be still. The challenge for me is to focus on that more. If I do, I know my trust will grow. 

Let’s do it together.