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I Choose Today to Trust Over Understanding

Molinda Hern August 12, 2025

Not long ago, I was at an event when a woman nearby had a medical emergency. She needed immediate attention, and the emergency responders had just arrived. As they were setting up their equipment, a young boy stepped in—curious and concerned—wanting to understand what was happening. He began asking questions of the people around her, even speaking to the woman herself, who was barely responsive. His questions weren’t mean-spirited; he was simply trying to make sense of what he saw. But without realizing it, he was standing in the way of those who could actually help. Finally, a family member gently led him aside so the professionals could do their job. That moment instantly brought Proverbs 3:5 to mind: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.” Sometimes, we’re just like that boy. We step into a situation, asking endless questions of God and everyone around us, desperate to understand why something is happening or how He’s going to fix it. But in our effort to make sense of things, we end up crowding the space where God is working. Trusting God doesn’t mean we shut off our minds—it means we stop letting

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I Choose Today to Slow Down and Catch Up with God

Molinda Hern July 8, 2025

After a whirlwind of travel and a full calendar, I’m reminded again of the quiet invitation to slow down—and how that slowing down isn’t falling behind. It’s often the very way we catch up with God. There’s a saying I’ve heard before, one that always nudges something in my spirit: “We need to slow down to catch up with God.” At first, it sounds backward. Isn’t God always ahead of us? Isn’t He leading the charge, the One we’re trying to keep up with? But when I sit with it, I realize it’s not about movement—it’s about presence. It’s about posture. It’s about relationship. God isn’t in a rush. He’s not pacing with anxiety or scrambling with impatience. He moves with purpose. With peace. With perfect timing. And sometimes, in order to truly walk with Him—we have to slow down, breathe deep, and let Him lead. We don’t talk much about the waiting years of Jesus. We celebrate His birth, jump to His miracles, and rest in His resurrection. But tucked in between the manger and the ministry was a long, quiet stretch of obscurity. Thirty years of waiting. Thirty years of being fully God, yet living in a humble

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I Choose Today to Trust the Process: Podcast Episode 7

Molinda Hern May 8, 2025

We’ve all been there—stuck in a season of waiting, wondering if God hears us. The tension of the unknown can feel heavy. Waiting tests our faith. It stirs doubts. It can make us question God’s timing. But what if waiting isn’t wasted? What if it’s the very space where God does His deepest work? Today, I want to talk about what it really looks like to trust the process—not just conceptually, but in the middle of real life. Whether you’re waiting for healing, direction, provision, or peace, there are four postures that have helped me stay grounded in the wait.   1. Position Yourself with Expectancy   Habakkuk said, “I will climb to my watchtower and wait to see what the Lord says” (Habakkuk 2:1). He intentionally pulled away from the noise and made space to listen. That’s what positioning ourselves looks like—it’s setting our hearts in expectancy, even when everything feels silent. Just like Zacchaeus climbing a tree to see Jesus, sometimes faith means doing the small, intentional thing to prepare for a big encounter. “Just as a seed takes time to break through the soil before it bears fruit, God’s work in our lives is often unseen before

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I Choose Today to Be Anchored in the Middle

Molinda Hern April 8, 2025

The Ordinary – Part 5 This morning, during my quiet time, one word kept surfacing and pulling at my heart: The middle. It kept circling—gently, quietly, but persistently. Like the Lord was inviting me to lean in and listen. So I did. And this is what came out: What happens in the middle? In the middle of an asked and answered prayer. In the middle of a crisis. In the middle of the ordinary. In the middle of healing. Forgiving. Trusting. Believing. Growing. Being still. Surviving. Thriving. Crying. Mourning. Trauma. Tragedy. Sickness. Uncertainty. Loneliness. Hoping. Waiting. The middle isn’t usually where we want to be. We love beginnings—the excitement, the spark, the newness. We long for endings—the relief, the closure, the breakthrough. But the middle? The middle feels slow. Unsettling. Foggy. Often painful. And sometimes… silent. But here’s what I’m learning: The middle is where most of life happens. It’s where our faith gets stretched. Where our roots grow deep. Where transformation begins to unfold—not in an instant, but in the unseen, ordinary, day-by-day steps. And I think that’s why so many people get lost in the middle. Because without an anchor, without hope, it’s easy to drift. Easy to

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I Choose Today to Believe God Can Use Me

Molinda Hern March 15, 2025

The name of God is nowhere to be found in the book of Esther. It is as though He was absent. Instead, the narrative of Esther mimics our own experiences today—an era of dominance and oppression where power belongs to the elite. It was a time of opulence, where the who’s-who flaunted their wealth and influence, and where those in authority made reckless decrees without wisdom or justice. In our world today, we see something similar. Society elevates influencers who seem to have it all—wealth, status, and the admiration of millions. They hold positions of power, appearing wise and all-knowing while often using their influence to serve themselves rather than others. Many of us are left feeling insignificant in comparison, wondering if our lives truly matter. But then, there’s Esther. God used a lowly, orphaned girl to upend the most powerful empire of her day. She came from an oppressed people, living in exile, treated with contempt and abuse, considered unworthy and powerless. And yet, when the time came, she was the one God used to change history. She wasn’t royalty by birth, she wasn’t highly educated, and she certainly wasn’t the logical choice to stand before a king and

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