Just Trust Him

In the movie, “Greater,” there is a scene between Brandon Burlsworth and his quarterback, Clint Stoerner. In the scene, Clint was upset with how the plays were being called and questioned the coach’s decisions. Frustrated, he began to doubt and get upset. He says, “These plays aren’t working. Can you believe what these idiots are calling?” Brandon grabbed him by the jersey and responded, “We can only see what’s in front of us. Coach has got eyes in the press box. He can see the whole field.”

Many times, in our walk with God, we are like Clint. There are moments in our lives when we shout in frustration and anger, “God, what was that? You mean to tell me that is the play You wanted to happen? That was awful!” But just as Brandon reminds us, we often get upset and angry at God because we only see what is ahead of us; we cannot see beyond that.

God is King over all. Scripture teaches us that He is in control of all. Worldly kings control only their own kingdoms or country limits. However, God is the King who sits on His heavenly throne and controls and sees every single thing on this earth. He is like the coach in the press box because He sees the whole field and makes all the calls.

As we go about our athletics, academics and personal lives, we must remind ourselves that we see only what is in front of us; God, however, sees everything. This reminder should urge us to do two things: trust Him and obey Him.

If He sees and controls all, even when the play doesn’t seem right, we must trust God’s game plan.