“in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?” Psalm 56:11 NIV

I was so looking forward to the downtime promised in the word …vacation.  Until, it happened.

I read in the information about the summer cabin high in the woods, that phone service was intermittent. I can do intermittent.  But there wasn’t mention of NO SERVICE as those words flashed across the top of my phone, taunting me. I was anxious, my palms were wet with sweat.  It was uncomfortable.  I was grumpy.  I went for a walk sure that I would find a signal. I went to the bottom of the hill toward the little town.  Nothing.  I walked back to the cabin resolved that I had no phone service.  It was quite the hill, unnoticed as I scampered down it phone in one hand, eyes focused on those two little words, NO SERVICE. I took me a while as I navigated the mile of 30 degree incline back to the cabin. I felt better that I had tried. I failed, but I tried.

Self realization, “You lived before without a phone 24/7, you can do it again”.  What did I have to lose?  I leaned into the uncomfort and remembered that growth occurs in these types of situations. I changed my perspective and sought to see what I would learn.  I didn’t die as I was sure would happen without phone service.

It was a trust thing. I had to trust that God would take care of all those imaginary scenarios bouncing around in my head because I was unavailable by phone. What does that say? The world can’t go on unless I help it? Hmmm. My family will suffer if I am unavailable by phone?  Hmmm. That speaks volumes about how important I think I am…

Growth is not easy, but it is worth it. After the minor meltdown, I rested in the facts. The world would not stop spinning and I was going to be just fine in spite of myself.

Heavenly Father, Thank You that You are in the details and in You I can trust.  Thank You for allowing the growth opportunity to help me realize that I am not as important as I thought.

For Today:  Has God blessed you with a growth opportunity recently?  What lesson did you learn about Him during this time?