This is one of my favorite lines from Toy Story. It's said twice during the whole movie. The first time is when Buzz Lightyear frist arrives in Andy's Room. Buzz tries to prove to Woody that he is a real space ranger and not just a toy. When he flies around Andy's Room. The second time is when Buzz and Woody are lost on the streets trying to catch up Andy and his family in the car while they are moving houses. This time Woody believes that Buzz flying them to the car but Buzz thinks he is a toy and can't fly but rather falling with style.
You might be wondering how this all connects with life on the World Race. I'm glad you asked!!
At the beginning of the movie Buzz had complete faith that he was really flying around Andy's room and that he was a real space ranger. Faith. This is what it's all about. Faith is what life is all about. How do we really know if there is a God or not? We don't. But we have to believe in what we've read and taught.
"Now faith is being sure of we hope for
and certain of we do not see."
~Hebrews 11:1
This is what happens to us when we lose are faith in God as well. We start to sink in to the stormy waters. I've learned this the hard way these past few weeks. When I entered this storm I lost all my faith in God. How silly right? You would think once you get there that you will trust him and know that he is there to take care of you. WRONG. I couldn't feel him holding my hand as I walked through the storm. But I know that he is always right beside me and that he is there to pick me up when I fall. Just as Jesus resuced Peter when he started sinking. He has always been there and He always will be. When I lose my faith in Him I forgot that He is there waiting to catch me when I fall.
With that being said one of my goals for this month is to not lose faith in God as I walk through this strom. I want to be able to walk on water but I can't unless I put all my faith in God. I want to be able to trust Him. I want to know that he is going to use this season of my life to help someone else during their strom. I want to trust Him that this pain and hurt isn't just pain and hurt but it can be joy and happiness. I want my faith to be so big that I can fly around a room like Buzz and know that it's not falling with style, but really spreading my wings and flying. That's my prayer for this month. That I can have faith in God and be able to trust Him to bring me out of this strom just as he calmed the waters for the disciples that night Peter walked on water.
