I’m not a big fan of computer games – or perhaps I am and limit myself to playing only one for fear of getting sucked in. In any case, I enjoy playing three card solitaire. Solitaire seems to be an odd place to hear from God, but I’m quite sure I have.

The game started with 2 queens, 2 fives, 2 tens and one other card. From the surface, this game looked difficult to win: too much redundancy. To make matters worse, as I flipped cards, there was a repetition of low cards or cards already face up. It definitely did not look promising. As I continued to play, one card became available that changed the entire game. Quickly cards came available that could be placed on other cards. In no time all the cards had been revealed and I had won the game. As I turned over the last card, I heard in my spirit, “Trust Me. This is what I do for you.”

A repeating theme in my life has revolved around trusting God. Again and again I’ve faced circumstances that look impossible to me. A strained relationship that seemed to have no means of resolution. Evolving circumstances that were not to my liking and there was nothing I can do to change them. These were just two places I couldn’t see the underlying cards. In each of these, God has whispered that I can trust Him.

Learning to Trust

I am learning to trust. As I release to God whatever seems impossible to me, I remove my attempts at control and manipulation that often make matters worse instead of better. As I trust God, I allow Him the freedom to work in and through the circumstances. In doing so, He does far more than I would have or could have imagined. And the outcome is so much more magnificent than would have resulted from my efforts.

The strained relationship has eased significantly and the conversation is far more satisfying than I ever thought possible. Though it has taken several years and many moments of being ready to throw the towel in to reach this point, I have far more compassion and understanding for my friend than I had before the strain occurred.

The evolving circumstances resolved themselves in pretty short order. As I cried my way through them, God was at work. In the end, I knew a key piece of information I would never had known had I had any control over how the events played themselves out.

It is amazing to me that God, creator of all the universe, would be interested in the minutest details of my life. As I learn to trust God with every bit of my life, I discover He knows the minutest details of my life far better than I do and is weaving them together into a life of purpose far grander than I could ever have imagined! Perhaps I’ll play another game of solitaire!!