“Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see.” Hebrews 11:1 (NLT)
I’ve been called to do a mission trip that will be 11 months in 11 different countries! Most people’s first thought about me is I’m very “Spiritual” very strong in my faith, but the truth is I’m not! I have 1155 dollars raised for my trip and that’s because I’m scared and I don’t have faith that God is going to raise the funds! I know what the word says, but believing and having faith that He will come through? Is a complete different story! I know my God can raise 16,561 in a day if He wanted, I know this can be done! We can say we have faith that a chair can hold our weight, but without sitting down its meaningless! Same with me, I can say I have faith that God can raise the funds but until I DO something to show my faith, my faith is meaningless!
What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save you? if a brother or sister is naked and lacks daily food, and one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and eat your fill,” and yet you do not supply their bodily needs, what is the good of that? so faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead. But someone will say, “you have faith and I have works, ” Show me your faith apart from your works, and I by my works will show you my faith. You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe-and shudder. Do you want to be shown, you senseless person, that faith apart from works is barren? Was not our ancestor Abraham justified by works when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? you see that faith was active along with his works, and faith was brought to completion by the works. thus the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness,” and he was called the friend of God. You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone. Likewise, was not Rahab the prostitute also justified by works when she welcomed the messengers and sent them out by another road? For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is also dead”
The minute you decide that you want to do something for the Lord , is the minute you get attacked by Satan and not even to say that doesn’t happen anyway, but what I mean is that I’ve never been this attack in my entire life. I know Satan doesn’t want me to go on the World Race, because he knows I will be a part of changing lives, and also knows my life will be forever changed. I will experience things I could never experience here and meet people who faith is inspiring. I could say that I’ve been working my tail off to reach my goals on going on this mission trip, but I haven’t. I’m scared of doing something that I’ve never done before, scared of things that are unfamiliar and scared I won’t reach my goals; so I do nothing and become more stressed out about raising the funds, by the time I need to leave. Faith with the absence of actions isn’t faith.
What changed? Through the work of the Holy Spirit and I’m sure the prayers of a lot of people, I realized I so desperately want to go on this mission trip. I want to be a nation changer and I want to do what God has called me to do and at this moment I know it’s the World Race. I want to look into the eyes of kids that have lose hope of anyone loving them or treating them right and show them love and tell them there is hope in our Lord. I want to encourage people who have lose hope. I want to look into the eyes of a woman/child and tell them that they are worth something even though the world of sex trafficking tells them otherwise. I want to listen to people well beyond my years and gleam from their wisdom. I want to laugh, cry and rejoice with people.
Mark 11:22″ Have faith in God”
Faith is the foot of the soul by which it can march along the road of the commandments. Love can make the feet move more swiftly; but faith is the foot which carries the soul. Faith is the oil enabling the wheels of holy devotion and earnest piety to move well; and without faith the wheels are taken from the chariot, and we drag heavily. With faith I can do all things; without faith I shall neither have the inclination nor the power to do anything in the serve of God. If you would find the men who serve God the best, you must look for the men of the most faith. Little faith will save a man, but little faith cannot do great things for God. Poor Little-Faith could not have fought “Apollyon;” it needed, “Christian” to do that. Poor Little-Faith could not have slain ‘Great Despair,” it required “Great-hearts” arm to knock that monster down. Little faith will go to heaven most certainly, but it often has to hide itself in a nut-shell and it frequently loses all but its jewels. Little-Faith says ” it is rough road, beset with sharp thorns, and ful of angers; I am afraid to go; “but Great-Faith remembers the promise, “Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; as thy days, so shall thy strength be:” and so she boldly ventures. Little-faith stands desponding, mingling her tears with the flood; but Great-faith sings, “when thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee.” and she fords the steam at once. Would you be comfortable and happy? Would you enjoy religion? Would you have the religion of cheerfulness and not that of gloom? Then “have faith in God.” if you love darkness, and are satisfied to dwell in gloom and misery, then be content with little faith; but you love the sunshine, and would sing songs of rejoicing covet earnestly this best gift, “great faith.” By Charles Spurgeon
My plan is to work my tail off to raise the funds. By fixing up furniture and reselling, picking up jobs by people (mowing their lawn, cleaning houses, yard work etc) and selling my crafts. I know more people will be willing to help me once I get serious and put my trust in the Lord and I know He will move in the hearts of people around me to donate. I just have to take that first step and get serious about this trip. My mom and I are planning on big events to help raise funds, so keep turned in.
Prayer Request
1. Stay focused
2. Finances
3. Trying to get into prison ministry
4. Trying to voluntary at the Kings Home
