You always here "if your faith was as big as a mustard seed, you could move mountains". And you never really sit and think about it. I know that faith is "believing something can happen, before it happens, so it can happen". That is my view on faith. It all starts with believing. If I believe the labels on food, I'll know what will make me fat or health. If you have ever seen me, you know that example is not true...I could really care less what they say. I'll eat whatever sounds good at that time. I always tell everyone that I'm on the "See Food" diet...I see it, I eat it. Not really, but here's another example...if your driving in L.A. and you don't have a clue as to where you are going and you just bought the best GPS on the market. You believe what they say about that product...since it probably cost you $1,000. You got the best because you believe what credits and reviews say in that no one else created a better on. So now you believe in it, so you buy it. Now since you bought it, you have faith that now you will not get lost in L.A. while you're visiting. Before you even tried it out, you believed what they said and had faith that it would be what it says. God is the best "GPS" on the market today. Even though all the reviews and credits say differently and sometimes say He's the worse on the market, you must have faith in what you believe. If you believe God is the Way, the Truth, and the Life...then have that He will show you the Way in life, show you the Truth in situation, and you receive eternal-Life for following Him. Some people say that the hardest thing to be a Christian is not messing up and sinning, but to me, I truly believe that the hardest thing as a Christian is having faith. Having faith is the smallest things as in "do I have faith in myself not to screw up today" or "do I have enough faith for when I pray for this person, they will be healed" or "do I have enough faith to do what God is telling me".
When I starting blogging on this site, I have been sharing that God has put something on me and Val's heart as in moving into a different direction in our life/ministry. Since last October, we have been seeking God as to where He wants to move us. We already knew we were suppose to work with Network 21 Missions and the Culture Shock mission trips, but knew that God wanted us to commit fully and not spread ourselves too thin. Well, after school was over in the first week of June, Val and I really started seeking and praying for God's voice in this situation. I knew what God wanted me to do, but I didn't understand how it would work. I knew that God wanted me to be full time with Culture Shock and to preach the Word to High School and 20-somethings all over the world. In order to do that, I had to quit my job at the school. First thing I told God was, "WHAT!! the economy sucks, everyone is getting laid off, going bankrupt, getting bailed out by the government that needs to get bailed out its self...you want me to quit at the school, that I'm miserable at anyways but I know I was going back next year and had a pay check, and work for a NON-PROFIT missions groups and live on support?" I truly had a hard time BELIEVING that this would work...so I had no FAITH in quiting my job.
After several weeks of God showing His hand in different situations and confirmation from other people that we asked to be praying with us, I knew that God will provide to those that follows Him. So on July 8th I went into the principle's office of the school and told her that I was resigning and explained why. She really didn't know me since she started in June, but she said she had a peace and knew I was doing the right thing. I really didn't know how to take that since, like I said, she only knew me for a month, but I had a peace too. The next morning I sent to go talk to the Assit. Superintendent of the school and I was afraid of a number of things could happen and really make the transition a lot harder. After talking with her and sharing my heart, everything went truly smooth and at that moment, I BELIEVED and had FAITH that God was directing me and my family.
Now, we are starting to raise monthly support I know it's going to be hard. I will continue to get paid by the school until September so I have 1 1/2 months to start raising support. I am raising $3,500 a month to be able to go full time and fulfill what God has created me and Val do to...reach the lost.
