Statistics

“I have sinned badly in what I have just done, substituting statistics for trust; forgive my sin—I have been really stupid.” (1 Chronicles. 21:8 MSG)

I routinely substitute statistics and logistics for trust, but I rarely recognize that I’m being stupid!

Think about all the times you have encountered a problem and get worked up about the logistics. I don’t know how I’m going to manage issue #1, and then there is this other detail about issue #2, and who’s going to take care of issue #3?I’m just so overwhelmed! Or, we start despairing because we’ve heard the statistics: I read that more than 60% of _________ (fill in the blank with any illness, accident, addiction, unemployment, divorce, childrearing statistic you want)

In my experience, God is not fazed by either statistics or logistics. He has come through mightily in so many ways for me—obliterating perceived obstacles like a tank running over rough terrain. Then why do I still revert to this stupid, sinful behavior?