Deuteronomy 1:30-33-The LORD your God, who is going before you, will fight for you, as he did for you in Egypt, before your very eyes, 31 and in the desert. There you saw how the LORD your God carried you, as a father carries his son, all the way you went until you reached this place." 32 In spite of this, you did not trust in the LORD your God, 33 who went ahead of you on your journey, in fire by night and in a cloud by day, to search out places for you to camp and to show you the way you should go.
2 Samuel 7:28- O Sovereign LORD, you are God! Your words are trustworthy, and you have promised these good things to your servant.
Psalm 13:5- But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.
Psalm 37:5-6-Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this: 6 He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.
Psalm 143:8-Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul.
Isaiah 50:10-Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the word of his servant? Let him who walks in the dark, who has no light, trust in the name of the LORD and rely on his God.
Trust is one of the few things that I struggle with. Too many times situations have failed me, to many times people have failed me, and too many times I have failed myself….
But over and over again these last few months the one words that is so loud and so painful to me is “TRUST.” Trusting the Lord is going to provide, trusting that this is the next step for me, trusting that God is everything He says He is.
Over the years God has shown Himself faithful and good, whether it is through me or someone else. From answering prayers of healing to showing me grace in getting out of situations and relationships I should never be in. But this trip has me at such a weird place in my faith…..
Maybe other racers feel this as well, but I mean $15,000 is a lot of money. It is a “lot of money.” Oh believe me, I know it is a lot of money, to the point where I try to plan how I am getting the money, how am I going to do this…how am I? That is where God says, “Let go and trust me.”
That moment you think, “God I am trusting you, I am just helping you out.” Me, helping Him out. I feel God was up there giving himself a face palm. Too many times in life I have taken things by my strength. My finances, my work, my tough situations, but my God is calling me to really just let go, throw my hands in surrender and say “I TRUST YOU.”
To trust someone completely takes a lot of vulnerablity because you are losing what you think you can control, and giving it to someone and humbling yourself saying, “I can not do this alone.” We can not do this alone.
God during these next few months is going to do a lot of work, and I hope you join me in prayer! Please join me in prayer that I really give my trust in Him because I am not the one who is going to make this trip happen, HE WILL!
God is worth trusting and God is ALWAYS faithful to His promises.
Thank you for reading! God Bless and much love!!!!
Stephie Johnson
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