You know that scene in the movies, the one where the hero/the group the hero’s in has to cross a really narrow bridge? Sometimes there’s a “rail” separating them from impending doom, and sometimes not so much? Well, I’ve always imagined that if I had to cross a bridge like that, I would probably be flat on my stomach using my arms to inch across the bridge one terrifying move at a time.
I feel like I’ve been doing that lately with trusting God for funding. I at least made it onto the bridge, but I’m not so confident that vertigo won’t get a hold of me, so I’m stuck making my own way on the bridge.
You see a couple weeks ago, I had started to doubt again. The December deadline was looming over my head and I couldn’t see how on Earth God would pull that off because my funding had stagnated again. I still had about 3.5 thousand to raise.
That Sunday, we sang Standing on the Promises and God put that image in my head on how I was lying flat on my belly on His promises. I wasn’t acting like His promises couldn’t fail, I was clutching to them with every ounce of desperation I had. I was like, “Okay, God I get it.” Then we sang another verse:
Standing on the promises that cannot fail,
When the howling storms of doubt and fear assail,
By the living Word of God I shall prevail,
Standing on the promises of God.
I was definitely going through some storms of doubt. However, God made sure that I didn’t forget this lesson. That Sunday, He provided me with $700. $600 from one donor and $100 from an anonymous donor that gave through my church. During the past two weeks, God has provided me with more than $2000.
Lesson learned!
Have you ever felt like you were clutching at some promises without truly believing that they were true? Are you going through some “howling storms of doubt and fear?” Take a breath and stand up! I can tell you the view’s much better like that! 
