In recent years, life has been moving at an incredibly fast pace. Suddenly, we find ourselves deeply immersed in multiple roles that we must fulfill—and not just fulfill, but do so flawlessly, if possible. We are used to being in control, planning every month, week, and day with precision. We prioritize, we schedule, and we organize every detail. At night, before we sleep, we think about the next day—what we will do and in what order. We plan to wake up early in the morning, maybe prepare breakfast for our children, drop them off at school, and then head to work. We continue planning the rest of the day, and we feel at peace when everything goes as expected.
But inevitably, there will be moments in life when that control slips away. Suddenly, we find ourselves in situations where nothing goes as planned, where things start falling apart, and we don’t understand why. Even worse, we have no idea how to restore order in the midst of the chaos. These moments of struggle—when anxiety takes over and we see no way out—are often the very moments God uses to remind us that He is the one in control. He sees the whole picture, and His plans are far greater than ours (Jer. 29:11).
This design was created during one of those moments. Perhaps these are the words we least want to hear. As humans, we long to understand how the Lord will fix the situation and what steps we should take to gain a clearer view of the outcome. But instead, He simply says: “Be still, and trust.”
