“You’ve got this, JoJo! I am right here to catch you,” my daughter said, smiling at her three-year-old. Josephine stood still, looking at the water, her little toes wrapped around the very edge of the pool.
“Come closer, Mama!” she insisted. “Now don’t move!” And with that, she jumped, feet first, splashing water everywhere. After that first trusting jump into the arms of her mama, there was no more wavering, no more delay. My granddaughter’s faith in her Mama gave her freedom, and just a few weeks later, she was doing flips in the deep end!
There have been so many moments in my life when I prayed for a bite to sustain me and instead walked away with “twelve wicker baskets” (v. 13) of leftovers. Like the large crowd following Jesus across the Sea of Galilee, I see sign after sign that Jesus performs. Still, I fret. I fear. Facing the next challenge in my life, I hesitate to jump fully into the arms of Jesus.

It is difficult to face challenges especially when we have no ideas what to do and how to deal with it!!! I received a gift of this Verselets (a bracelet with the first letters of the verse) in Psalm 27:13, “I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living!” (IRCOTIWSTGOTLITLOTL) I look at it especially when I don’t know what to do! ******* The truth that God is sovereign in Acts 5:35-39, “Then Gamaliel spoke to the Sanhedrin. “Men of Israel,” he said, “think carefully about what you plan to do to these...
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Vicky G I am praying for your entire family as you go through this very difficult challenge. May the Lord wrap all of you in His arms of unconditional love.

Thank you for your story Maria. May we all trust to leap into the arms of Jesus. Amen!

Amen! :)

Wow what a great way to describe trust in someone I have the same problem with trust and today and every day after I am going to ask God to help me trust him more thank u for this God be with us all Amen Amen Amen

AMEN!

Amen!

Oh Maria. I know that fear, the fear of the next challenge, the fear of the next day sometimes. I come to you all once again because I believe in prayer and God’s mercy through many voices crying out to Him. Yesterday my future daughter in law was found unresponsive after being sick with a recurrent sinus and ear infection. She was admitted to the CCU where they determined she has no autonomic responses and no brain activity. She is on life support and today we return so my son and her dad will need to make further decisions. My...
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Maria trust is one of the hardest things I think us humans can do. Jesus was the ever perfect in his love and trust in his father. May we all know his strength. Blessings to all the LFF, especially those with extra needs these days. Vicky G. and more. Holy spirit fill the hearts of all to guide us to a more heavenly earth.