Your Way Yahweh
Rescued, Not Rejected
“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.”
— Proverbs 3:5 (KJV)
This past Saturday, a tiny white, blue-eyed Flame Point Siamese kitten was rescued after falling from a moving vehicle.
We affectionately named him Frosty McFosterson and agreed to foster him until his special fur-ever home could be found.
Over the next several days, Frosty was taken from place to place as a friend and I searched for the right home and introduced him to a potential new human. Along the way, he was neutered, vaccinated, treated for fleas and parasites, and given the care he needed to begin his new life healthy and safe.
During much of that time, Frosty had to remain confined to his carrier. It protected him from my other cats and, following anesthesia, kept our wobbly little wanderer from injuring himself.
Frosty, however, did not appreciate our wisdom.
He whined. He hollered. He wiggled and squirmed. At times, he even tried to chew his way through the carrier door!
From Frosty’s perspective, he had been rescued only to be confined. He couldn’t understand why the people who cared for him wouldn’t simply open the door.
What Frosty perceived as punishment was actually protection.
How often are we the same way with God?
Sometimes we find ourselves in a place we don’t understand. A door won’t open. A prayer seems unanswered. Circumstances keep us somewhere we desperately want to leave. We cry out, “Lord, why won’t You change this?”
Perhaps sometimes His answer is simply, “Because I can see what you cannot.”
The boundary that feels like confinement may be keeping us from danger. The delay that feels like rejection may actually be divine protection. And the closed door we are desperately trying to push through may be the very door God is lovingly holding shut.
God sees beyond our present circumstances. He knows what lies on the other side of every door, around every corner and years down every road.
We may not know the plan, but we know the Power.
If our omnipresent, omniscient God hears our cries and chooses to wait before moving, we can trust that He has a reason. His silence does not mean He has abandoned us, and His delay does not mean He has rejected us.
Looking back over my own life, there have been times when understanding came much later—sometimes years later. Suddenly, what once seemed senseless made perfect sense. Then came that long-awaited “Aha!” moment: So THAT’S why, Lord.
Other things we may never completely understand on this side of Heaven. But one day, what is hidden will be revealed, and what seemed like unanswered questions will finally have answers.
Until then, let us not become angry with God over an “Aha!” moment we simply haven’t had yet.
When you feel confined, remember Frosty.
You may be uncomfortable.
You may not understand.
You may desperately want the door to open.
But perhaps you haven’t been rejected at all.
Perhaps you’re being rescued.
Prayer
Heavenly Father, when I cannot understand Your plan, help me trust Your heart. When doors remain closed and my prayers seem unanswered, remind me that You see what I cannot see. Give me faith to trust that Your boundaries may be protection, Your delays may have purpose, and Your plans are greater than my understanding. Help me patiently wait for the “Aha!” moments—and faithfully trust You for those I may never understand in this life.
Your way, Yahweh. Not mine. Amen.
