Trusting His Caring

One of my favorite authors is Hannah Whitall Smith, who wrote a century ago. Her book, "The Christian's Secret to a Happy Life", was a book I first read when I was in college, and I have been a fan of her's since. I have a devotional collection of her writings called, "God is Enough", and the following is taken from the April 24th reading:

One of the greatest obstacles to an unwavering experience in the life of faith is the difficulty of seeing God in everything. Nearly everything in life comes to us through human instrumentalties, and most of our trials are the result of somebody's failure, ignorance, carelessness, or sin. We know that God cannot be the author of these things, yet, unless He is the agent in the matter, how can we say to Him about it, "Thy will be done"?

Besides, what good is there in trusting our affairs to God if others are allowed to come in and rearrange them; and how is it possible to live by faith if human agencies are to have a prevailing influence in molding our lives?

Secondary causes must all be under the control of our Father, and not one of them can touch us except with His knowledge and permission. It may be the sin of man that originates the action, and therefore the thing itself cannot be said to be the will of God; but by the time it reaches us it has become God's will for us and must be accepted as directly from His hands. No person or group of persons, no power in earth or heaven, can touch the soul that is abiding in Christ without first passing through His encircling presence and receiving the seal of His permission. If God be for us, it matters not who may be against us; nothing can disturb or harm us.