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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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I Choose Today to see Beyond My Problems

Molinda Hern July 25, 2024

We all have problems, right? Some days, waking up to them feels overwhelming, making us want to stay in bed, hiding under the blankets, hoping they vanish. I’ve realized that the real issue isn’t my problems themselves but how I view them. A perfect illustration of this perspective is found in 2 Kings 6:15-17 (NLT): “When the servant of the man of God got up early the next morning and went outside, there were troops, horses, and chariots everywhere. “Oh, sir, what will we do now?” the young man cried to Elisha. “Don’t be afraid!” Elisha told him. “For there are more on our side than on theirs!” Then Elisha prayed, “O Lord, open his eyes and let him see!” The Lord opened the young man’s eyes, and when he looked up, he saw that the hillside around Elisha was filled with horses and chariots of fire.” The servant saw only the problem, feeling trapped with no solution in sight. In contrast, Elisha saw his problems through the lens of God’s provision and protection, trusting in God’s ability to solve them. Often, we lack the eyes to see God’s power at work amidst our problems; we see only the challenges.

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I Choose Today to be Led Through the Wilderness

Molinda Hern July 23, 2024

What is holding you back from stepping out in faith into your calling? Is it fear of failing? Inadequacy? Uncertainty? Fear of the unknown obstacles, giants, or hills that need to be battled? I have felt all these things. I have also stepped out in faith and, trial after trial, I wondered if I would have been happier or better if I would have just stayed where I was. At least I knew what to expect. But one of the things that I have learned is that when I have stepped out in faith and walked through the wilderness, that is when I learn the most. God did that for the Israelites when they left Egypt: “He brought us out from there in order to bring us in, to give us the land which He had sworn to [give] our fathers.’” Deuteronomy 6:23 AMP God brought them out of oppression, slavery, and captivity and into the wilderness in order to get them prepared for the promised land. “The Lord your God will drive out those nations to make room for you. But He will do it little by little. You won’t be allowed to get rid of them all at

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