Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him, and he will act.

Psalm 37:5

Sometimes it is hard to accept the fact that our heavenly Father knows what is best for us. We want to be in charge of our lives. Many years ago, I suffered a miscarriage after praying for another child for about five years. While I was waiting to have surgery, one thought kept going through my mind, “Well He knows what best to grant me.” Later I found comfort in the whole hymn verse, “Well He knows what best to grant me; All the longing hopes that haunt me, Joy and sorrow have their day. I shall doubt His wisdom never; As God wills, so be it ever; I commit to Him my way” (LSB #732). God granted me a little girl one and a half years later. Recently, my husband of 59 years died, and once again, this verse brought me much needed comfort. With the help of the Holy Spirit, I was able to accept that it was Len’s time to die and that God still has plans for me on earth.

Miriam Maassel Neumann
Indianapolis, IN

Dear heavenly Father, keep me ever mindful of the fact that You know what is best for me. Thank You for being with me every day of my life. Amen.

Reflect: Read the hymn, “All Depends on Our Possessing” (LSB #732).

Read: Psalm 18:30 and Psalm 139:14-17