Teach me to trust

Teach me to trust when there is cause to fear,

When trials come and tempests sore appear;

Help me to know that Thou, O God, art near--

Teach me to trust, teach me to trust.

Teach me to trust when skies are shining bright,

Or when I grope alone in sorrow's night;

Thy love provides whatever's best and right--

Teach me to trust, teach me to trust.

Teach me to trust 'mid all life's tangled ways,

In all its disappointments and delays;

Give me a song--a sacrifice of praise!

Teach me to trust, teach me to trust.

Teach me to trust when weary, worn, and frail,

When sickness, pain, and other ills assail;

Thy grace sustains, Thy promise will not fail--

Teach me to trust, teach me to trust.

It is easy to see our need for a deeper trust in God during hard times, when pain seems to overpower God's sovereignty.  Sometimes a situation can be so hurtful that it feels like there is no way it can benefit life.  So that's where it's easy to see that we need a trust that goes beyond our personal pain. "Thy love provides whatever's best and right."  It takes Someone who loves us very much to be willing to hurt us in order to bring us to a better place.
But do you find it ironic that we have to be taught to trust when "skies are shining bright"?  We don't see our need as clearly then, but it's still there.

Life can seem, from our perspective, very tangled, disappointing, and full of delays in our ideal plans.  And that's where trust comes in.  We can trust that our "ideal plans" are nothing compared to the meaningful, purpose-filled life that God provides.  He gives us a song of praise in all seasons of life if we let Him.