He Is Sure About You

Rachel M. Bulman ponders those moments when we ask whether God is sure about His plans for us.

“There’s another baby in there,” he said. We were sitting in the midst of the second wave of the Covid virus, and half of his face was covered so I couldn’t tell if he was joking or not.   

So I asked, “Are you serious?”  

My doctor looked at me with a noticeable twinkle in his eye, “Yes, look.”   

He turned the monitor toward me, and I could see two tiny-looking bubbles with very rapid blinks of light within them: two gestational sacs and two heartbeats. I was looking at the two people making residence in my womb. I was thankful that no one could see the look of complete shock on my half-covered face.  

Are You Sure About This, Lord?

When I got into my car, I whispered, “Karol?” That’s the name that we gave to our fifth child who we lost before we could meet him. “I know I ask for your prayers a lot, but maybe I should be more specific. I never said anything about twins.”   

I chuckled to myself and then rode all the way home with my hand over my mouth, muttering prayers about my shock and disbelief. I had plans and dreams and they did not include twins or increasing the number of children in my house by 50% (going from 4 to 6) overnight.   

A few days later, I was getting ready for bed, alone in the bathroom. A bit of the shock had subsided, but I was still wrestling with the new reality. I sat down and began to pray aloud, “Lord, I don’t know what this means. You’re calling me to all of these places and to do all of these things. There are books coming out and trips I’ve committed to ... and there are two people in my womb. Are You sure about this?”   

He obviously was very sure, and as I breathed in and out that prayer, I felt peace sweep over me. I had been called to receive and give life; and just like my husband and four children have been a part of every answer to the call of ministry and evangelization, these kids would be too. I am a person always unfolding and to think that even for a moment, all that would be and could be known about myself was revealed, that thought is nonsense.  

His Answer Remains the Same 

Those twins are almost four years old. Looking back, that moment of disbelief when I asked if God was sure was not about the twins at all. It was about me. Are You sure I can still say yes to this and to this? Are You sure I am enough for this? Are You sure I can handle this? And He always responds with "Yes, if you remember that I am yours and you are mine." 

I am not sure what period of life this moment finds you in, but every moment is a good time to either look back or look ahead and recognize what was at the heart of that question: “Are You sure?” I know we all ask it in the face of joy and in the face of pain. Are we questioning who God is or who He says we are? My guess is both.   

And maybe what He is asking of you is not as life-changing as twins or a new job or a possible relocation. Maybe He’s simply asking you to commit to a regular prayer routine, to register at your parish, or to try and stop yelling so much — but when you ask Him, “Are you sure …” I can promise that His answer remains the same.   

Yes. Just remember that I am yours and you are mine.  

Rest in the reality that He knows the desires of your heart and will be with you every step of the way even if we falter, even if we take incredibly unsure steps, and even if you stand here entirely too long before lifting our feet off the ground.   

You are His and He is Yours.  

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