My faith story.
I've learned that God is my rock. God is like that foothold when you're mountain climbing, you can put all your weight and trust into it to hold you up. Psalms 62:2 says, "He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress and I shall not be shaken." I know with my God, I can put all my weight on him.
Along with knowing that God is my rock, I've learned that I should fully put my trust in him. I'm not saying I do that 100% of the time because I don't, and I forget. I trust in my Heavenly Father when I remember, and try when I don't. Especially in need or in fear, I remember that God is my Rock and I can fully put my weight and trust in him to hold me up. That's where I got my conformation verse: "Trust in The Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; acknowledge him in all ways and He will make your paths straight." Proverbs 3:5.
I know that I may not always understand what God does or say to me but I know that I am not alone. I know to trust in my God and he will make my paths straight. If you fully and truly believe that God is good, he will provide. When I am in fear and repeat my verse to myself, I know that God is present. I know God loves me.
Once, I went on a girl's trip to California. Just traveled up and down the coast everyday. One of the places I visited was Venice and Muscle Beach. While there, I noticed a lot of homeless people. I knew for a fact that there were at least 100 homeless per block. I passed many blocks. Just seeing a man dig out of a beach's trashcan for his only meal that day, or week, is heart wrenching. We don't realize how absolutely lucky we are to have a roof over our heads. "The grass withers and the flowers fall but the word of God stands forever."(Isaiah 40:8). We always think we need something bigger and better. We say we always need the newest phone, cutest clothes, biggest brand. We don't. It. Changes. Nothing.
Now I don't understand why those people on the beach are homeless and I'm not, but I know God has a plan for me and for them even though we might not see it now. I fully and truly believe that God is good and He will provide. I don't know when I'm going to have my big "Aha!" moment, but trust me, I'm striving for it.
"Draw near to him and he will draw near to you." James 4:8
