Trust Him
The short excerpt is by Lee Burns, headmaster of the Presbyterian Day Schoo (PDS) in Memphis, TN, and the Scripture is at the end.
Lady Vols basketball coach Pat Head Summitt, the winningest coach in college basketball history, announced recently that she had early-onset dementia, a precursor to Alzheimer s disease.
By all accounts, that cruel disease will, at some point, rob her not just of her mental sharpness, but of her memory. The winningest coach of all time will have snatched from her the recall of eight national championships and all the sweet moments and relationships she forged and all the ways she mentored countless players and coaches along the way. She will likely forget the work ethic and drive she consistently demonstrated, the integrity and character she displayed no matter the circumstances and pressures, and the fact that 100% of her players earned their college degrees. She will forget that she was a pioneer for womens athletics. But most sadly of all, she will probably forget who her family is and what they have shared together.
What do we do when we reach a season in our lives when life seems to be taking more than it is giving? Who are we when we do not have our jobs, our health, our identities, when we are stripped even of our memories?
We teach boys a lot of things at PDS, though we know that much of it will be forgotten. But the most important thing we teach, and the thing that I hope is never forgotten, is that we are all children of a loving God, who created and knows us, who has lovingly redeemed us through His Son, who has conquered death, who will restore our forgetful minds and decaying bodies—and even this broken world—to a perfect state.
It is difficult to believe in God amidst such pain, suffering and loss. It is challenging to trust in God when we are so accustomed to trusting in ourselves. It is hard to find our rest and identity in Him when we are such a restless people so often obsessed with our own performances and achievements. It is challenging to put faith in that which we cannot see. But that is Gods call to us, His command. And it is one done out of His love and grace, giving us more than we deserve, promising us more than we can imagine.
Psalm 62:5-8 My soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him. Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken. My salvation and my honor depend on God; he is my mighty rock, my refuge. Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.
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