In The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis, we learn about Aslan, a great lion who rules Narnia. Susan, a little girl who stumbles into the enchanted world through a magic wardrobe, asks Mr. Beaver if Aslan is safe.
“Safe?” Mr. Beaver replies. “Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King.”
God, whom Aslan symbolizes, isn’t safe, either. We never know when or how God will show up in our lives. Will He rescue us? Will He allow us to suffer? There’s an uncertainty to God’s “wildness” that we don’t like. It unsettles us. How do we trust God when we never know what terrible calamity might come crashing into our world at any moment?
Kim Meeder was confronted by that question at a young age when her world did come crashing in on her. She was only a little girl when her father murdered her mother and then killed himself.
Her journey since that time has taught her that, although God may not be safe, He is good. His love, mercy, and grace can overcome every obstacle that has us crying out, “God, I can’t survive this. It’s impossible.”
Not only did Kim survive, but God used her suffering to bring redemption, hope, and peace to many others. Sharing her story on Focus on the Family with Jim Daly, Kim says that to move forward through suffering, God asks us to pray, to listen, and to follow His Spirit wherever He goes.
God uses Kim’s love for horses to bring about healing in the hearts of many broken lives. She and her husband started Crystal Peaks Youth Ranch where they rescue abused and neglected horses, nurture them back to health, and give them new life in a riding program for kids, many of whom were neglected and abused themselves. Join me for my full conversation with Kim on your local radio station, online, on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or listen on our free phone app.
