A Lesson In Trust

We make plans in the quest to control every detail of our lives
We do all we can before we attempt to turn it over to Christ
Should we be shocked when even our best efforts still fall short?
Should we be surprised when in spite of our world still falls apart?

We may ask God for help but even then still don't fully surrender
We tell ourselves that our plans unlike God's are safer and better
Should we be dismayed when even our best plans are insufficient?
Should we be disappointed when even those plans turn up vacant?

We say that we trust God but sometimes these are just words 
We are quick to retake the control when our situation hurts
Should we be appalled when we discover our words are faithless?
Should we be astonished when we find ourselves dominated by stress?

 A lesson in trust is hard but the result is worthwhile
the struggles and hardship may make it hard to smile
that's common in the experience but God promises to not forsake
so we can rest assured he is there even when our hearts do break

 A lesson in trust is frustrating and seemingly foolish
you may panic as the situation has you in anguish
feels like you're close to fainting and you're famished
look closely and you'll see that you're being nourished 

A lesson in trust comes whether we desire it or not
God desires to teach us that he is truly all we've got
taking us to a place where we'll get hungry and thirsty
to a deeper knowledge and experience of his will and glory

A lesson in trust is a wonderful and blessed experience
in such times God is giving us more of his sweet fragrance
if you have not had such a lesson cry out for it, you must
there is nothing like it, hard yet sweet, A Lesson in Trust.