I had a wise friend who liked to say, “I know I’ll be okay, I just don’t know what ‘okay’ looks like yet.” This helped him move through chaos, pain and uncertainty with peace. Larry passed last year and I do believe that he’s A-okay–in true serenity.
Let Go and Let God, they say. But how? Find out who God is. Find out what Jesus has accomplished so that His children can rest in His perfect care. Resting in God doesn’t mean I don’t put on my boots and trudge. Serenity doesn’t mean I’m never cold. I don’t leave my gloves at home and throw caution to the wind. I meet the day with all that I have and leave the lack with God. He’s got it.
A song I sang in 5th grade choir comes to mind. Grab your coat, get your hat leave your worries on the doorstep, just direct your feet on the sunny side of the street…Sounds absurdly easy, silly even! But not if you know God. When I put my trust in God and walk with Him through my day, the Lord does see me through, He does provide what I lack. The day may not look like what I expected, but I try and let Him work out the details. He knows the middle and the end. I stand only and always at the beginning. Every moment, for me, is a new beginning, the place where God meets me and takes me through.
…I used to walk in the shade with my blues on parade… Now I leave them on the doorstep and walk on with God. I know I will be okay.
The Lord alone led him; no foreign god was with him. Deuteronomy 32:12
Meeting God at the Park 