Centering Our Trust

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I have to admit that I got a bit frightened today (truth be told, I still am, just a little). “Why” do you ask? I spend a decent portion of my morning looking at various news clips on the Net. Tonight, I watched TV (Fox News) with my Dad for over an hour. I did not sleep well last night, so I am just, shall we say, a bit frazzled and worse for wear. Still, here is some of the news over the past few days:

1) Two trains collided in another country.

2) Miss (one of the States) had her crown removed because, even though she was honest, they say “now” that she will be too old at the end of the year.

3) Parts of the government want impeachment proceedings to begin against Obama.

4) Two students had made plans for a massive school shooting.

5) Thousands of immigrants from Mexico are flooding into the US – we aren’t sure what to do with them.

6) A man is going to be tried for killing his own child (baby) by leaving him in a sweltering hot car for seven hours.

7) Miley Cyrus is, apparently, losing her appeal to today’s crowd.

8) The fight is still going on hard even after the Hobby Lobby decision on birth control coverage.

9) Severe Storms are all over.

10) A man was attacked by a shark.

11) Truckers are “rolling coal” in protest.

12) The war-like problems in both Russia and Iraq.

These are just the ones I could recall in about 10 minutes without going back and looking. I know there are many more. I also know bad news sells more than good news. However, the deal is it began to seem to me we are losing control all over the globe. The world of man seems to be falling apart and we seem to be helping it along.

Then I began to think. I began to ask the question of where to center my trust. This is not a plea to anyone to alter their beliefs; I simply want to tell how I deal with it all. For the most part, I am very calm and fairly rational. I don’t tend to worry a lot, especially since my stroke. But I did tonight; I lost my focus on trust.

I do believe in God. I don’t really see God in the same way that organized religions do. For one thing, I don’t see God as judgmental. I also don’t see man as particularly sinful – I really don’t believe in sin. What I do believe in, though, is a God in whom I can place all my trust. Truly, I believe God has the world “in His hands.” He watches over us and protects us; He listens to our prayers. I see Him as a Friend, as a Guide, and as a Center of Trust.

I forgot that tonight. Call it tired or whatever. I simply let my guard down and slipped a bit. It’s back up now. I remember all the times I have prayed and the best happened. I remember all the times that it all “worked out” in the end. I remembered the little beautiful things that truly make life on this old planet worth it. Let’s try:

1) A rainbow

2) A cat purring

3) The taste of a fresh piece of fruit

4) The feeling of a first kiss

5) Finishing a task that was worthwhile

6) Holding hands

7) Clean sheets

8) The smell of toast

9) The lifting of depression

10) A smile

11) A beautiful scene in a movie

12) The smell of the forest after a rain