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I Choose Today to Trust God Beyond What I Can See

Molinda Hern February 11, 2025

Have you ever looked back on a situation and thought, “If I had known then what I know now, I would have done things differently”? Maybe you rushed into a decision, trusted the wrong advice, or took matters into your own hands—only to realize later that you didn’t have the full picture. That’s the challenge of trust. We can only see so much, yet we try to make sense of things on our own. But what if we trusted the One who sees everything from the very beginning? When we don’t trust God, we are trusting ourselves. The problem with that is our limited ability to see. We can only see in our box, in a big room of boxes, that is one of many rooms, filled with other’s boxes, in a house. But God sees the whole house, what is going on in every box and how they interact. He sees what is coming, knows what is best for us, and prepares us for our good and His glory. This is why Scripture reminds us:“Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek His will in all you do, and He will

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I Choose Today to Celebrate His Legacy

Molinda Hern December 28, 2024

Today, my son would have turned 31 years old. Though his life was brief, it left an eternal imprint on my heart. The memories I have of him are tender, precious, and irreplaceable. Losing him to SIDS was a heartbreak that shook my soul, but his life continues to shape the way I love, live, and trust God. Grief is a journey, one that doesn’t truly end but evolves as time passes. What I’ve learned along the way is that God meets us in the middle of our sorrow. Psalm 34:18 reminds us, “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; He rescues those whose spirits are crushed.” This has been my experience: God’s presence has been my refuge, His promises my anchor. As I reflect on my son’s life today, I am reminded of the lessons his brief time on earth taught me. His life, though short, revealed the beauty and depth of love—a love that doesn’t end when life on this earth does. His legacy reminds me to cherish the small, fleeting moments and to trust God with every step, even when the road feels impossibly hard. Grief has a way of opening our hearts to see the world

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I Choose Today Trust Over Understanding

Molinda Hern November 19, 2024

One day, I was at an event where a woman had a medical emergency. She needed immediate attention from the emergency responders who had just arrived. As they were setting up their equipment, a young boy stepped in, trying to understand what was happening. He began asking questions of the people around the woman who were trying to aid her while waiting for the emergency response. This boy even asked questions of the woman herself, who was semi-unresponsive. Finally, a member of his family came to guide him away so the professionals could handle the situation, as they knew what to do. While the boy only wanted to understand, he was actually in the way of those who could help the woman in distress. Proverbs 3:5 says, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.” In other words, we need to stop trying to understand, step out of the way, and trust God in our lives. True trust in God means choosing to rely not on our limited human understanding but on the deeper, Spirit-given insight He provides. The Holy Spirit offers us understanding that aligns with God’s wisdom, guiding us in ways

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I Choose Today to Surrender

Molinda Hern September 12, 2024

I’m going to take you back to your school days. Do you remember the laws of multiplication as they pertain to zero? Any number multiplied by zero will always result in zero. No matter the number—whether it’s 2, 2,000, or 2 zillion—the answer is always zero. But when there’s a number greater than zero, even as small as one, it makes all the difference. The product will be at least as much as the multiplier—whether 2, 2,000, or 2 zillion. This brings me to the story of Jesus feeding the 5,000 (not including the women and children who were also present). It’s a story of God’s law of multiplication. There were so many people needing food, yet there seemed to be no resources to feed the multitude. That’s when Jesus asked what they did have. “Then Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up. ‘There’s a young boy here with five barley loaves and two fish. But what good is that with this huge crowd?’” (John 6:8-9, NLT) The little boy surrendered his five loaves and two small fish, and it fed a multitude—with plenty left over! “Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks to God, and distributed them to the people…

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I Choose Today to Participate in the Trust Walk

Molinda Hern September 7, 2024

There is a game I saw on a TV show my family likes to watch that got me thinking. The game was called the “Trust Walk.” There are two participants in the game: a leader and a blindfolded follower. The leader guides the blindfolded person along a predetermined path or through an obstacle course. The leader can guide the blindfolded person using verbal instructions or gentle physical guidance, such as holding their hand or arm. The key is that the blindfolded person must rely on their leader to navigate. The game emphasizes trust and communication between the two. The blindfolded person must trust the leader completely, while the leader communicates clearly and helps the blindfolded person feel safe. In the TV show, there was a varied response to this game. Most of the followers didn’t trust their leader; therefore, they either quit, questioned their leader’s ability to navigate, or went off on their own. None of these scenarios led to finishing the intended race. Only the team whose leader was truly trusted by the follower made it through the intended path and won the race. Just as the followers in the game struggled to trust their leader, we often face

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