All Things

Hey everyone,

It was great to see so many of you at the last Zeteo event with Deacon Ken Noster. I know that I personally got so much out of his awesome talk on Authentic Spirituality, even if it looked like I was texting the whole time - just like me to forget a notebook.

Week 1: Trust

Since the day Jerome was born, he has always had a temper when it comes to food. So often he will be so upset about not having the food right then that he does not notice that I am holding the spoon waiting for him to just open his mouth.

You know, I think we are all a little bit like Jerome. 

How often do we doubt that God is leading us? That there is a purpose to everything that happens to us, even the things that cause us the most suffering. That, as Romans 8:26 tells us: All things work together for good to those who love God and are called according to His purpose.

Just as I would never withhold food from Jerome, because I am his mother and taking care of him is what I do, God does not withhold His grace, His strength, His purpose from us. He is holding the spoon, we just cannot see it sometimes.

Sometimes the greater plan is hard to understand. As Deacon Ken said, God is the Master Builder and we are just the workers. He sees the blueprints, He has the whole picture, we only see the bruised fingers from laying bricks. God is calling us to trust Him with the bigger picture, to trust His guidance.

This is not easy. It is hard to trust when we lose a job, are going through a breakup, struggling with school and feeling like we are completely out of our depth. It is so easy to doubt that there is any good in breaking a leg, or missing a concert because your vehicle breaks down. 

Deacon Ken spoke of how the disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray. Jesus would go away to pray and be in relationship with His Father. When He came back, He would be at such peace that absolutely nothing could be overwhelming. 

Teach us how to pray. So that we can also enter into relationship with the Father, so that we can learn to trust God in all things. For He has promised that all things work together for good.

If you have any comments, any discussion points, feel free to post below. I would love to see the conversation ball rolling.

God bless everyone,

Olivia Fischer