Faith & Doubt Cannot Abide Together

Hey Ya’ll! Between homeschool, birthday and life…I have been MIA. Please forgive me. Today’s thought came by inspiration of experience and the heart check I received from a friend. Where to begin? I’ll get to the point. When it comes to family vacations and trips, I tend to the be the person who prepares everything and while I enjoy knowing we are going, inevitably, I get stressed at some point in the process as the cost begins to add up. Even though we budget for said expenses, knowing that they are accumulating gives me slight heart palpitations.

Well, today as I started to feel that familiar feeling, I got a call from a friend who recently returned from taking her husband on a surprise trip out of state for his birthday. Why? Simply because he mentioned it. She prepared accommodations for their six children, their trip and activities all while maintaining her sanity and familial budget. Her words are still ringing in my ears, “the money will get spent but sometimes you have to seize moments God gave you and move from a poverty mindset to having faith.” It almost took the wind out of me because I knew she was absolutely correct. Whether it’s a trip, job interview or making a purchase, having faith that God will provide is a must. Now, let’s frame things properly.

That’s not to say we should make foolish decisions or put ourselves in financial constraints and simply depend on our prayers to pull us through. God honors the prayers we pray that are in His will for our lives. He doesn’t intend for any of us to live in lack, poverty or burdened with debt. I have personally experienced and witnessed situations where poor decision making took place and what was meant as prayer was really a begging for God to fix what human logic created. While I totally belief He can (and sometimes does) come through in the clutch, most lessons are learned best when they are bought. Either we pay with time, money or energy…either way, there is a cost.

What is the point? When we are given the opportunity to take steps of faith, pray and seize it! Because doubt and faith cancel each other out. Trusting can be hard to do but today I was reminded that sometimes looking at the big picture hinders appreciation for the small  moments in the process.  mean really, how does a person eat a meal? One bite at a time.

Much Love,

Q

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