Tonight was the weekly “retreat” that I have been going to. The topic for the evening was trusting in God. It is necessary for our spiritual growth, but isn’t always easy to do. I seem to go back and forth. Sometimes I hang on to whatever control I might have and other times I can more easily follow God’s lead. A woman in the group shared a funny experience she had. She took a trip recently to be with a family member who was in the hospital. She said she doesn’t really like to travel and trusted God to get her there safely. When her flight arrived in the city, she was hurried along in the taxi line and thrust into a cab. She felt uneasy, but trusted God. When she looked at her phone for the name of the hospital, she found a text from her family member saying a friend would be there to pick her up. The cab had only gone a few feet before he had to stop and let her out. She spoke to the friend on the phone and described where she was and what she was wearing so he could find her. In a couple of minutes, a car drove up, stopped, picked up her luggage and she got in after the seat was cleared of debris. As they started to drive off, it occurred to her that she should verify she was with the right person. She was not. One more time, she got out of the car and waited for the correct driver. The next time someone pulled up, she made sure it was the person she was supposed to go with before she got in. At each step of the way, she trusted that God would get her safely to her destination, and after a couple of possible mishaps, He did just that.

I Found God in a funny illustration of trusting God.