Trust God… What does it mean to you?

Perhaps the word trust may have a variety of meanings to various people. According to my dictionary it means; firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something.

I have proclaimed many times that I trust God. I have also found many times, that when the bank account met the life circumstance, that I have lacked the trust I thought that I had. These last few months have provided me a unique opportunity that (while not enjoyable) has allowed me the privilege of knowing that I can and do trust God to provide for me. For the first time in my life, it took me about six months to replace the job that ended when my company closed down. This past week I started training for the new job.

Then this past Sunday Bro. Godwin was preaching and said something to the effect that the wall was coming down to expand the sanctuary. I resisted the impulse twice, but on the third impulse I ran off the platform and instead of using the steps, I leapt (a lot higher than I realized) off the stage to run. Unfortunately my bad knees finally caught up with me and I simply went to the ground when my right knee collapsed upon landing.

I managed to drag myself to the sound booth and endured the rest of service in agony as I did not wish to distract from the service. ( my thanks to Bro. Craig Johnston for praying for me in the booth as the worst of the pain left) So, after service I went to the ER as my knee was quite swollen and painful, not to mention when I would attempt to put weight upon it, the bones would feel as though they were separating. The ER doctor took X-rays and determined there was no bone damage and said that it was probably a case of torn ligaments or cartilage. He said it would take an MRI to determine the damage.

Since I have no insurance or money, that was the extent of the advice. He did give me a referral to a free clinic however. Of course the clinic has no MRI and the doctor, who hardly looked at the knee, told me it was probably just a bad sprain (which would be good) but that it’s too swollen to do an MRI anyway and to just stay off of it for at least two weeks and see what happened.

This news of course didn’t work with my new job as they needed someone now and someone who can stand and walk. So, the new job is now the old job.

Now, you may think I said all of that to evoke sympathy or that I am telling a “woe is me” story, but not so. I am simply saying that I have learned through these experiences that I TRUST GOD to see me through. Everybody wants to experience a miracle but no one wants to NEED a miracle. Like the old saying; “everybody wants to go to heaven, but no one wants to die to get there.”

Well, I can truly say that the peace of God passes all understanding. Even today, after having looked at my bills, etc. I realize that I am not worried because I know that no matter what circumstances are in my life, God is right here with me as well. What more do I need? It is a truly liberating feeling to realize that the things of this life are truly temporal and cannot measure up to what God has in store for me and for Dallas First Church. (Trust in God is not just trusting Him when He works everything out the way we want them. Trust means that even if our world seems to fall apart; we lose a job, house, car, whatever the case may be, if we truly trust our God then we know it will work out for our good). (Romans 8:28)

Dallas First Church has undergone some pretty extreme things with the circumstances in Pastors life and his health. But God’s not finished yet! The Revival and Harvest that God has promised DFC has already begun.

In fact, since I can not stand or walk without crutches and not far at that, I now have more time for prayer and Bible. So the end result of this knee injury may or may not be bad financially, but the spiritual side….

I can truly say, God is Good All The Time. I cant wait to see what He is going to do at Dallas First Church. The promises have been given and God is not a man that He should lie. What remains to be seen is; will we step up and be the men and women of God He’s called us to be? Pastor needs us more than ever to step up and be the Leaders he has trained us to be.

Now is the time to stand up and fight hell in the Power of the Spirit. Now is the time to pray like never before. Now is the time to believe God like never before. Now is the time to witness like never before. Now is the time to worship in our services like never before. Now is the time to be expectant (eagerly anticipate) of what God’s about to fulfill at Dallas First Church. Now is the time to TRUST our God. We have a choice before us; to be a part of the work or to simply be spectators. The choice is ours to make.