But God remembered Noah and all the wild and tame animals with him in the boat. He made a wind blow over the earth, and the water went down. Genesis 8:1

God allowed the flood waters to cover the earth. If you’ve ever been on open water or even looked beyond the shoreline across what seems to be the endless sea, you might be able to imagine what Noah and his family was experiencing. They saw nothing but water. They were on a floating zoo that they built themselves on faith. They trusted God to provide, but their trust and faith had to be a moment-after-moment decision. They could have easily become frustrated, scared and anxious. They continued to live the lives God had directed them to live. They continued to float.

The ark eventually rested on the top of a mountain as the waters began to recede. Noah and his family moved from a constant motion of swaying to an anchor of solid ground. The waters continued to recede, and they eventually saw dry land. They could leave the ark. What next?

Consider a season of your life when you felt a constant swaying. You were overwhelmed and felt your stomach churning with each passing moment. You didn’t know when or if the motion would cease. You felt as if you were on an amusement park ride that just wouldn’t stop. Perhaps when you finally stopped, the first few steps were so unsteady, you weren’t certain you had actually stopped. You could still feel the motion. You still felt queasy.

What have your experiences been through seasons of uncertainty?

How do you respond to uncertainty? Where do you run?

God’s timing is perfect, but because we don’t have his perspective, we don’t see the perfection in all situations. We define perfection by our own standards. When we’re uncomfortable, we’re likely to say something is far from perfect. We want everything to fit together. We want to understand. We want to be able to explain and accept all things.

That’s not the way of faith. When we trust God, we accept that we won’t always understand. We leave that to God. How difficult or easy is that process to you?

Live It. Find a puzzle piece and place it in an obvious location so you’ll see it throughout the day. Attach it to your cell phone case, wallet, bathroom mirror, or computer screen. Each time you see it remind yourself that God knows all things. He understands how your life is growing in a process to glorify him even when you can’t fit the pieces together.