Jason Silver

Sunday, April 13th, 2025

Yet, I Will Trust In You

This has been a crazy week in the life of the Silver family, testing us in ways we couldn't have foreseen. Between personal emergencies on my wife’s side, some big changes at church, and tax season, we’re facing adjustments that are tough to prepare for.

Joanne’s father had to be rushed to the hospital a couple of days ago with internal bleeding, so we’ve hurriedly booked her a flight to Saskatchewan. She’s hoping the doctors can get to the bottom of it and he’ll be released to recuperate, so she can care for him and help him get back on his feet.

You probably know how it is this time of year: Easter is a big celebration, and we were planning to have 25 to 30 people over—children, spouses, siblings, parents, nieces, and nephews. Now that Joanne may not be here, we’ve had to change our plans.

It’s emotional for lots of reasons: change is surprisingly hard for me to navigate, but the health of our aging parents is obviously more important. I believe we should always make ourselves available to care for those who’ve cared for us sacrificially over the years. Although it will be a challenge for me when she’s gone, I wouldn’t have it any other way.

We’re also in the middle of a big renovation at church to nearly double our worship space—a great problem to have! So many young families and newcomers are attending, and seating is tight. We’re tearing down the wall between the auditorium and fellowship hall, swapping pews for chairs, and expanding the platform. For the next five weeks, though, our worship services will be held in the gym. The acoustics aren’t great in that huge room, and I’m concerned about the sound’s volume and clarity. It’s thrilling to see so many new faces filling our church, even if the gym’s acoustics might test our patience for the next little while.

Tax season adds its own pressure—self-employment and part-time church work leave me guessing about the bill, another unknown in a season of them.

All this change has left me feeling unsettled. Will my wife’s father recover? Will I see her by Easter? Will the gym services be a struggle? Will the congregation get discouraged by the challenging setup? Will we lose ground in our growth? Will I face complaints? Will the tax bill drain us dry?

All this worry is a waste of time, of course. God has our future in His hands, and He’ll be glorified in the end, whatever happens! It’s necessary to trust Him, yet sometimes it’s hard to let go. God’s word cuts through it—Psalm 55:22-23 steadies me:

22 Cast your cares on the Lord
   and he will sustain you;
he will never let
   the righteous be shaken.
23 But you, God, will bring down the wicked
   into the pit of decay;
the bloodthirsty and deceitful
   will not live out half their days. But as for me, I trust in you.

So my response? God, I choose to trust in You.

Amen