To Continue to See the Glory of God

When You Can't See the Hand of God, Trust His Heart

   Quite a few times now I have found myself in an attempt to comfort those who were experiencing difficulty or loss with the words that Dr. Andre' Rogers shared one day in a Bible doctrine class during my studies at Columbia International University. The words "When you can't see the hand of God, trust His heart" have brought me peace personally on a few occasions and I pray that those with whom I have shared them have found comfort in them as well. Until today I have never found it necessary to research the author of those words, I have simply held to their hope as I knew in my heart they reflected the true character of a loving God who always- always had our best interest at heart, no matter what our current circumstances may be. However I am now reflecting on the loss of Cecilia, a friend and co-laborer for Christ and her two beautiful daughters. Cecilia was a sweet woman of God and this seems like such a tragic situation and therefore I find myself digging a little deeper into these words today. I have found that Charles H. Spurgeon originally coined these words as a message of hope and encouragement which he used along with Romans 8:28 to minister to those in need. Later Babbie Mason & Eddie Carswell wrote a song that captured the essence of Spurgeon's thoughts. Their inspiration for writing the song according to Babbie was as follows: “We(Eddie & Babbie) have a mutual friend by the name of Ike Rikert, who pastors a Church in North Atlanta. At that time, Ike was married to a wonderful woman named Robin. Ike and Robin were expecting their first child. They went into labor and in delivery something dreadful happened, I don’t know the specific turn of events but Robin went into cardiac arrest and Ike lost both his wife and their baby. Of course, this sent Ike, a Pastor and strong Brother in the Lord, into the depths of depression, holding onto life by a thread. But, Ike became inspired by the words that Charles Haddon Surgeon had coined in his writings ,’God is too wise to be mistaken. God is too good to be unkind. And, when you can’t trace His hand, you can always trust His heart.’ Ike would refer to those words in his testimony.” This story and these words are helping me to remember that God’s love for us is never ending but neither is it dependent upon our understanding of it. So in honor memory of “C”, Rylee and Madison and for Nathan and all of the family and friends whose lives have been touched by this great pain- may you find peace in the promises of God and in His love and may the words of this song usher you into His magnificent presence even in this time of great pain.

 Trust His Heart (Babbie Mason & Eddie Carswell)
All things work for our good- Though sometimes we can't see how they could
Struggles that break our hearts in two- sometimes blind us to the truth
Our Father knows what's best for us- His ways are not our own
So when your pathway grows dim and you just can't see Him, Remember you're never alone

 God is too wise to be mistaken, God is too good to be unkind
So when you don't understand- when don't see His plan
When you can't trace His hand, trust His Heart

 He sees the master plan- He holds the future in His hand,
So don't live as those who have no hope, all our hope is found in Him.
We see the present clearly, but He sees the first and last
And like a tapestry He's weaving you and me, to someday be just like Him

 God is too wise to be mistaken, God is too good to be unkind
So when you don't understand- when don't see His plan
When you can't trace His hand, trust His Heart

 He alone is faithful and true- He alone knows what is best for you

 God is too wise to be mistaken, God is too good to be unkind
So when you don't understand- when don't see His plan
When you can't trace His hand, trust His Heart


 Romans 8:28- “And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.” Cecilia was called for His purpose and she loved God. The impact her life had on so many will continue to bring glory and honor to God and our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I pray that the peace that passes all understanding with engulf us all and sustain each one of us through this difficult time of loss. God is faithful and I know that we truly can “trust His heart”.