Learning to Trust

But Moses asked God, "Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and that I should bring the Israelites out of Egypt?"

God answered: " I will certainly be with you and this will be the sign to you that I have sent you: when you bring the people out of Egypt, you will all worship God at this mountain." Exodus 3:11,12

Moses was to learn it was not: 'who he was' but who God was that would enable him to do what God was calling him to do.

We so easily judge our ability to do God's will on what we have rather than what He is adding to the equation.

I remember when Go told me to go back to financial planning I did not want to go. I had set my heart on a career of nursing as I knew I could do that, I was confident I could do that and knew I would be paid well.

To tell a 50 year old woman to give up financial security and step out on the water was nothing to God because He knew He was able but I had to learn that He would be faithful, and He has been. I had to learn the process and what He would pay for and what I would pay for by stepping out of sync. That was painful! I had to learn how faith worked I am still learning. I am learning to push the pressure of 'what if' back and focus on my God.

I am now 60 and in the last 10 years the timid, insecure woman has morphed into a woman of faith and purpose.

At 50 I worked alone, at 60 I have 4 staff.

At 50 I hated living alone and at 60 I relish it.

Now I have more good friends and am more confident in my ability to trust Him.' I don't have to have the blueprint, He does. I have to follow. There are times when He steps back to see if I know how to do things trusting on His methods I have already learned, they work. His spirit  is not heavily present but he is present and I know He trusts me. Amen!

Moses was about to learn all this, I understand his plight. He is a part of the great cloud of witnesses, cheering me on and I am grateful.

Thank You Lord! Amen!