Unquestioning trust

As I drove through the mountains that I had spent most of my years growing up, drawing near to my old home, flashes of memories clattered about my brain. Random memories. Of course I thought of my mom and dad who I was anxious to see, but one isolated memory from my college years popped into my head.

Since I had recently reconnected with an old college friend , I thought of her and her husband with their very young child thirty years ago. I remembered when we had visited the young couple, and the husband Ed was playing outdoors with his daughter Kate.

He had pointed across the large expanse of grass and shouted, "Run Kate! Run to the shed! "
Without pause, the little girl shot off in the direction her father pointed.
"Run Kate! Keep going! ", he shouted.
And she ran as fast as her little legs could carry her. But we heard her call back as she raced away, "What's a shed? "

I have always chuckled when I recall that scene . I love the unquestioning trust that her daddy was sending her someplace she ought to go and how joyfully and instantly she obeyed his direction....without the slightest clue where she was being sent.

I wish that I could be so eager to hear my Father 's voice, to trust where He was sending me even when I didn't understand where I was going or why. I am always so anxious for the plan, the explanations, the detailed organized checklist .

Had I been Kate, no doubt this is how the story would have played out:
"Why am I running? How long will it take? Will I have enough food and water to sustain me on this run? How do I know that reaching the shed will be worth the effort? Are you sure I shouldn't just run to the slide which I am familiar with and can even define? There are many dangerous dips in the yard on route to the shed and I could fall down and get hurt. I already have a bit of an ache in my side And it is not wise to run so soon after lunch. Are you really sure I should run to the shed because I am not convinced it is a good idea. But if you really want me to ...."
"Forget it Kate. I'll send someone else to the shed."

(NIV)2 Corinthians 1:24
Not that we lord it over your faith, but we work with you for your joy, because it is by faith you stand firm.

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