A Child Like Faith

All to often I find myself reminiscing on the most current events that I have been walking through. More recently and specifically, this summer. And then I find myself walking to work asking the Lord, "Why does it always seem to be 'difficult'? Why do I have to struggle?" Hear my out when I say struggle. I mean a constant pull and push, a level, a compromise, but more of a balance. There is struggle in life, but it does not necessarily have to overcome your youth and haunt you in your age. Its a struggle of balancing the responsibilities with the pleasures, and it's a joyous thing to learn. (Send masters of this occupation my way).

I have found, that within this summer, and a few months preceding my time here at Clemson, dully noting I am living on my own only with a preset amount of money from my parents, and what I have in savings, that I have been walking with Jesus in a way I never have before. I have been able to "trust in Jesus and just to take Him at his word."

How amazing is that? Amazing! He says, "I love you and I have set a path before you that is for your benefit and your prosperity." He NEVER says it will be easy, or normal, or conventional, or safe! How cool is that that we serve and love a God who wants us to live a life to the full that may bring stumbles and road blocks and adventure and prosperity?! I think a lot of us forget the prosperity part (See Jeremiah 29:11, an out of context verse, considering they were in EXILE) So keep that in perspective you cannot decided to live at home or work at a summer camp; at least you are not in prison.

I have been able to trust. I read a blog post by a woman well into her 20's writing that she had stopped asking God for clarity. Instead she asked God for trust. Faithful trust. Wow. Now how many of us can say that we honestly trust our Creator? In the American way, of planning and fast paced lifestyles, how many of us can say that we are 'ok' with NOT knowing what God has planned and living a life of trust.

I am not trying to be cliche; I'm trying to relinquish my heart's cry and desire on you to live life with an open and willing heart to trust that God is overwhelmed with joy each morning I rise to see that Christ's blood covers me, and I am going to live that day with child like faith. What if there were more people walking around with the unconditional trust of children and less worried faces mopping around?

That is how I feel this summer. Though I spend most of my mornings indoors, boomerang-ing between work and school and home, I feel the Lord walking with me each step of the way speaking into my days with words like, "Child, I love you and want you to trust me. I have a really cool plan for you, and all you need to do is live like me and trust me."

Live in this truth Beloved!

"But this I call to mind and therefore I have hope, The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning. Great is your faithfulness!" Lamentations 3:21-23