God's Unpredictable Trustworthiness

by Sharon Chimere-Dan

Dear Daddy,

We were watching Moses, and a few thoughts struck me:

1) How . . . hard must it have been for Moses to go and do what You wanted him to do? He'd already told you that he couldn't speak properly. You made Him go anyway. I wonder if He expected pharaoh to let go after one, or at most, two tries. How shocked and embarrassed must he have felt when pharaoh said no so decidedly. And the Hebrews were probably not very helpful, perhaps calling him false and crazy.

2) What must he, an unnatural leader, have felt like trying to lead the Jews who complained more easily than saying thanks?

3) Biggest of all, what was it like for Him when Jannes and Jambres imitated the signs you performed through him?

4) Now this is the biggest biggest of all: They'd overcome all the obstacles of pharaoh and his hardness, but then they faced the Red Sea with nowhere else to go to. And to top it off, the Egyptian army was near behind them. What was Moses supposed to think? What piercing accusations must the Israelites have said to him?
And yet, at the right moment, in the nick off time, You opened the sea for Your people! Who could have foreseen that? Who could have imagined that You would do such a thing at what seemed like the end?

But You, oh God, are faithful. You will always keep Your word. You have always provided for Your people. You have always provided for me! Why then would I ever remove my trust from You?

Dear Lord, I ask You to help us keep believing You. You are not limited and You are not unwilling. In Luke 12:32, You said:

“Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom."

And if that is Your good pleasure, how much more will You provide us with all we need, spiritually, physically, mentally and every other way.

Thank You Lord King

In Jesus' Name

Amen!!

Believing God

by Sharon Chimere-Dan

Dear Daddy

There's something stuck in my teeth and it's really irritating. Please let it go away. Thanks, in Jesus' name, amen.

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I feel bad. I feel not close to You, like I've done something wrong. I feel kind of like when I'm the new person. I haven't done anything wrong. I just feel partly worried, or something like that.

It's because of believing. Am I doing it right? I read today that I'm supposed to rest in You. You'd take care of all my desires.

I just thought something: Lately, having true faith has been hard. I wonder about the simplest things! I've described the other types of problems with believing before eg. something is far from me, so I can't see the outcome, so my faith is apathetic. And I just thought that with something like praying for my future family, I think I may not always be trusting in You for the answer, but just taking it for granted that it'll turn out alright

Help me to trust You PLEASE.

Thank You.
In Jesus' Name

Amen

Trusting in the Lord

by Sharon Chimere-Dan

Dear Daddy,

I had an yoyo day yesterday; I was up, then I was down. The issue? Believing You whole-heartedly and settledly in everything, not just some things. This seems to crop up from time to time, but I must thank You, for this year You've really dealt with me on it.

So anyway, mom and I talked, which really helped. I grasped the help you gave me from her and so I was able to get better. I was on 77%. But then I came to You to have a heart-to-heart on the whole thing, and I just cried it out. I honestly didn't think I would feel happy after that. Nevertheless I asked You to help me and give me peace. You know what? You did. It's why I'm smiling now, dear Father.

For the rest of the day, and a bit of today, I've been working on this site, especially trying to create image links for people, if they want to link to the site. I just got it! I'm so happy about it! I'm grateful for Your help. I didn't start out asking for it (somehow, I think the belief thing was part of that), but I ended up doing so. Still, You helped me all the way. How great is Your faithfulness Daddy! I know for sure that You will help me in this regard. I Believe It :-D

Finally, I told dad how I got the links right. We rejoiced together, then He told me something interesting. He said

"So you see, sometimes we have to wait for some things to happen. If it doesn't happen immediately, we mustn't get frustrated. We should continue to wait on the Lord and trust Him."

Dear Father, I take that as a word from You. I do need Your help in doing it, especially when it's hard. But You're my strength! You're my ever-present help! Through You, I will overcome. By Your grace, I will conquer.

Be glorified in every area of my life, at all times my Father. Thank You.

In Jesus' Name
Amen!