Oh Melody of Little Faith ...

Have I ever shared how hard it is to have the middle name Faith?  (I LOVE my whole name!) It's not really that difficult but it does seem to be my achilles heel in my spiritual walk when it comes to exercising my trust in the Lord. I have faith in all other aspects of my walk with the Lord but when it comes to trusting Him with the everyday mundane and the desires of my heart I struggle there ... big time. And I'm not just talking about the "I want to get married" desires (even though I do). I'm talking about the daily setting aside of time to meet with the Lord in prayer and through the study of His Word; being a prayer warrior for my family, friends and those that I don't know; truly trusting the Lord with my finances and knowing that He will be faithful to meet my needs no matter what; resting in the knowledge that when He called me to serve Him full time in ministry at the age of 16, He really did call me; that the desire I have to write a book is something He is leading me to do and will be faithful to see me through it; that He will provide a way for me to make a CD some day for my family; I want to have a role in helping women choose life for their unborn child ... but what does that look like?; and that He desires to see me living a healthy lifestyle even more than I do and He will help with that as well.

Those are the daily and future things right now that I am struggling to lay at His feet but He is calling me to lay them there and leave them there. And He wants me to be intentional about it. So I am going to do some studying and preparation this weekend in order to set aside so specific time in the weeks ahead to truly pray about these issues. I also want to pray about the election on November 4th as I have a dear friend running for State Representative of his district. I want to ask the Lord for His favor on Amendment 1 as I know abortion will never be abolished but that I do want women receiving the best care possible should that make that devastating decision. I want to pray for my church, our city, our state, our nation and our world. I want to pray for my future husband that wherever he is that the Lord will bless him and that he is walking with the Lord as I am seeking to fully walk with the Lord.

This is what I want to do. This is what I am called to do. I just pray that I will be faithful to do so and will have the ability to fully trust the Lord in every aspect of my life during this time instead of being so quick to doubt that He would want to bless me. I mean, I believe wholeheartedly that He desires to bless His children but for some reason I seem to doubt that He desires that for me as well. So I think I'm just going to take the wisdom of Matthew 6:34 to heart and actually attempt to put it into practice. What could it hurt? :)

“No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

“That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing? Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to him than they are? Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?

“And why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don’t work or make their clothing, yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are. And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith?

“So don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’ These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.

“So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today." Matthew 6:24-34

Thank you, as always, for joining me on this journey.

I love you all!

Blessings ...

- Melody Faith