Rest In His Faithfulness
Rob Schmitt / Video Ministry Coordinator
Being raised Catholic was a good foundation for me growing up. Although, in my younger years, I didn’t know (or honestly care to know) much about Jesus. I have always believed that there is a Creator, and I was always fearful of Him. No one in my immediate family had a close relationship or really any kind of meaningful relationship with Jesus Christ, except for maybe my mom. She would often pray, and she would share stories of how God showed up in her life. My family has always practiced good Christian moral values. We’ve always had each other’s backs our entire lives. We never had much growing up but my parents always provided me and my siblings with everything we’ve ever wanted or needed. I guess you would say that I put all my faith in my family.
See, I believed that God existed but didn’t believe very much else about Him. I know now that God is the One who has always and will always be the provider for my family. In my early 20’s, I was constantly getting into trouble. I became addicted to many drugs and my life began spinning out of control. Through it all, my mother was consistently praying for me. During such a dark period in my life, I became insecure, isolated, and had lost all faith and ability in myself.
As I got older, I began to let go of many bad habits. I wasn’t hanging around the same places or with the same people. My life seemed to be moving in another direction, a clearer direction. I was now able to recognize God’s faithfulness through the answering of my mom’s prayers. As I look back on my journey up to this point, I can see God’s faithfulness through each and every step along the way. Now that I’ve come to know Jesus Christ and have a personal relationship with Him, I have been able to trust in Him more and more.
During the beginning of this difficult and challenging season in my life, I was often lashing out at God and asking the famous question over and over, “Why, God? Why?” But, over the past six months, not only has God given me opportunities to fully rely on Him but He has also given me strength and courage to take huge steps of faith. He has proven His faithfulness to me time and time again and I can now rest in that.
What started as me believing that God existed, has now grown into an amazing relationship. Life is not easy, but even in the storms, I know that God is teaching me and loving me through it all and I can now rest in his faithfulness.
“Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments.” Deuteronomy 7:9