Trust the Process

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your paths straight.”

Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV)

‘Trust the Process’, a phrase made popular by Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid, has a strong influence on our lives. In the case of the Sixers, it was used to explain away their years of focused development and the relaxed importance on winning games. “Trusting the Process” meant accepting the struggle because the reward would be worth it. Now the Sixers, led by Embiid, are currently the top team in their conference, and have a chance to complete their goal; win a championship.

Like the Sixers, we have also had to trust the process, God’s Process. When we were first engaged, we never expected the world to shut down due to a global pandemic. It seemed our dream wedding celebration would be delayed, but God worked on our behalf and cleared a path for us to complete our goal of becoming one. Trusting God’s Process meant not being able to see where we were headed, but we knew who was in control.

Throughout this first year, we have continued to trust God’s Process in everything we do. Being in quarantine has allowed us to build upon our friendship and love for each other. This time has allowed us to continually stay in sync, and although it is early in our marriage, we know we both must contribute 100%. It also helps us to know that any problem too great for us to solve can be turned over to the Lord. The Bible says, “Greater is He that is in us than he that is in the world."

‘Trust the Process’ is not just a one or two-time instance. It is continuous and the motto for our marriage. The process never stops as we continue to grow. We have a joke that we are stuck with each other for the next 70+ years, meaning, we are not leaving each other; and if we are together, we will ‘Trust the Process’, God’s Process.

#TrustthepROSSess

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