No Buts

Faith.

Here it is again. Needed. And I am left trying to untangle the equation that humanity has written in desperate self-defense on the walls of an unkind universe: "Trust God. But be wise."
With that "but" the universe grinds to a halt. It's Trust God; no buts. No Buts! Try it some time. See how it goes for you. It's brutal. It's counter-intuitive. It takes practice, and lots of it.
I was driving to work today, my spare tire still demanding I take the beautiful back road, and because I had just talked to my mother about money, I was praying about it. Actually, it was much more involved than that, but this is a public blog. Anyway, yellow leaves were gusting all over the road, the rain was turning on and off like a sprinkler, and I was asking the Ancient Young Man riding shotgun in my cluttered front seat if He'd be willing to provide me with a.) more money, or b.) more art students. I even had a scenario by which I thought that end might be accomplished.
But in-between that and praying for the harried and hurting people I love, we talked about this thing He's been trying to impress upon me lately: that no matter what the circumstances, no matter what the world looks like from inside this cave with the pin-hole window, He is Good, and whatever He does will always be Good. No buts. Ever.
Then tonight I got home, ate some pasta, watched some Stargate, decided to launch a wedding coordinating business, and read some of my favorite blogs. Low and behold, Emily wrote about the same thing. So I'm linking to it. Go read it. At least the quotation at the end. But read the rest too. She's a brilliant writer. And she has four kids under six. (I'm just saying these are not mutually exclusive ideas.)
...................................... Done yet?

"She merely believed, and it came to pass." I would like that to be how my brain works. Every day. All the time. No buts.

By the way, that Ancient Young Man answered my request, both a and b, in the affirmative. He was even wry enough to do it the way I'd suggested.

So. Tomorrow's going to be good too.