Do you trust me?
Do you trust me???
Yessss?
Then, JUMP!
As I am watching Aladdin, such crazy truth sticks out to me. TRUSTING.
The theme of trust has been such a constant in my 5 going on 6 months of the race.
I can’t get away from it. I’m even seeing it in Disney.
God has been asking me, do you really trust me?
Do you trust me to protect your family?
Do you trust me to continue working in your relationship with Trey?
Do you trust me to complete your funding? (Which he did this month!! Praise!!!)
Do you trust me to comfort you?
Do you trust me to give you peace?
Do you trust me??????
“Trust is our gift back to God, and he finds it so enchanting that Jesus died for the love of it.” –Brennan Manning, Ruthless Trust
Trust is a hard thing to give. You release control. As if you ever had true control over these situations anyway.
I don’t know that I have ever truly trusted. Yes, I have trusted God. But trusting to an extent of reckless abandon and obedience?
Coming on the World Race, I have had to trust in ways I never had to at home. This has been such a journey of trusting—truly trusting.
It’s been easy in the past to pretend I truly trusted him. And honestly, I didn’t realize I was pretending.
I have nothing to hide behind here. I have 6 other girls that are constantly trying to push me, challenge me, and call me higher. We live together and do life 24/7. I can’t hide things. I can’t escape. They see my struggle to trust, and they see the tears that fall when that trust falters.
Yet, there He is every single time reassuring me.
See, I protected the one you love.
I provided funds from unexpected places.
I fill you with joy in the midst of grief.
“It requires heroic courage to trust in the love of God no matter what happens to us.” –Brennan Manning, Ruthless Trust
I know God has bigger dreams for me than I have for myself. (And I dream pretty big, so that’s whoa big!!)
This journey on the World Race will end in 5 months. Again, I will be in a spot of facing the unknown.
“Craving clarity, we attempt to eliminate the risk of trusting God. Fear of the unknown path stretching ahead of us destroys childlike trust in the Father’s active goodness and unrestricted love.” Brennan Manning, Ruthless Trust
I have grown tremendously in terms of learning to trust. In that comes being obedient.
So, here I am.
I am saying yes to what you have for me. Today. Tomorrow. After the race. Whatever it is, yes. I will be obedient. I will trust. Even though it’s scary.
I can hear God saying, “Do you trust me? DO YOU TRUST ME? Then JUMP!”
Here we go, I’m jumping.
