The principle of trust has been very pertinent in my life recently. It seems as if in every corner, I find myself needing to trust the Lord more and more.
I ask you as the reader to put your mind in a state where you imagine yourself trusting in someone else for a very important need / desire in your life. This can be something that you have recently gone through or something that you see going through in the future. You’ll often find that trusting in someone other than yourself even for the simplest of needs can be completely against our nature and who we operate as. It can throw us off, shake us up, and even take us off course of where we thought we needed to end up. This has been and is my everyday struggle as I step into this great commission through World Race.
I personally find it hard at any point in my life when I am not working towards something myself. It hinders me to know that I am not in full control of my path and where I am going, I’m sure you can now see behind the curtain of where I struggle when God calls me into HIs divine plans. When I am, in my mind, working hard towards my goals and not seeing progression or a “light at the end of the tunnel” I get discouraged. This is where God has been shaping my fruits and mind towards Him.
Bryce Crawford is an internet influencer who preaches the gospel on the street, and speaks to others from around the world and his community through his podcast. I was listening to this podcast one day, I believe it was an interview between him and a pastor named Jonathan Pokluda but I could be wrong, and Bryce had brought up a point that stuck with me in my struggle. Bryce goes into saying that many times he has stepped into Gods plan for his life and has been overcome with anxiety and restlessness. He then explains that this is usually because he is thinking about ‘What can Bryce do” not “What can / is God doing.” When we are stepping into Gods plan and providence for our lives, there is nothing we or anyone else can do to change those plans. God always provides.
The Holy Spirit spoke to me through those words and made me realize that I need not worry. I was stepping into Gods plan for my life, why am I worried about the logistics and if everything is going to work out? (Matthew 6:25-31) After that interaction with the Holy Spirit I began to apply this principle too many other aspects in my life. Through giving my heart, my intentions, and my goals into the Lords hands, I am able to have peace. Through this peace, God is able to use me in more effective ways. I am able to tear down walls of unease and distrust between us, therefore opening up our relationship even more.
Yet not I but through Christ in me. You are not able to do anything against Gods plan for your life, and if you are like me that can be a struggle in a lot of different ways. This blog is here to show you how God has brought this to light in my life and to encourage you as He is able to do the same for yours. As always, as I step into this new chapter God has me in a lot of support from you guys is needed. I am learning to trust God to provide through your prayers, love, and the funds to put me where He is leading me.
All glory to God, His servant in Christ
~ Austin Himsel
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