Trust in the Lord

The first passage in the Bible that I ever memorized was the one in Proverbs, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understandings. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your path straight." Such a beautiful promise - but a promise so difficult to walk out.

God has showed me time and time again how He has all things under control. In all my honesty, the area of 'personal finances' has been an ongoing issue in my life. I do not know how to save, and I do not know how to steward what has been given to me. A month or two ago, God opened up a door for a birthing of a new community of brothers. To be honest, I don't even know how it all happened. God placed on my heart a role to support my small group leader by building up a group of men that were willing to challenge one another to grow more intimately with the Lord. In brief, God congregated six guys together. We meet biweekly to study the book of Acts. We challenge one another with deep hearted questions regarding our life personally and corporately. Lastly, we share not only the sins seen, but also the sins unseen by other people.

Today, God has used His servant to humble me. Through his demonstration of love and support, I was reminded of how God has things under control. It was literally out of the 'normal' schedule meeting them on a "Thursday night at Tim Hortans." But through our yearning for more and our desire to be stretched, transformation is occurring and they are unmistakably unrecognizable now! Praise God for adopted grace. We are now all brothers because of what He has done.