My 3 Words

This morning as I'm drinking my glass of fresh, pure, raw juice, I stand and look out the east window at my awe inspiring view. The 3 words that I felt God gave me for this new year came rushing back to my memory.      TRUST     RISK     LEAP

I am constantly being reminded to trust Him, that He Who is Faithful to begin a good work WILL see it through to completion. Trust, that when He says something, no matter what the circumstances say, to trust that what He says still stands. Trust in Who He is, in His Character, in His Trustworthiness, not just flippantly saying "I trust You", but when the rubber meets the road and when it looks as if it's not working out - going back to trusting in Who He IS!!!!

I kept thinking and even telling people that so far I'm not really risking or leaping - just taking baby steps. But that is not true anymore. Both Steve and I have taken a huge LEAP and changed our eating lifestyle drastically. We are choosing to eat plant based foods and juicing.  We are seeing positive results and are actually enjoying food again.

I took a big RISK last week by having business cards made and setting up a Facebook Page for my home cooking business. I am seeing the dividends of  trusting God in His Faithfulness in keeping His Word. By trusting Him that when He says to rest in that trusting - He makes things happen.

I am learning more and more to rest in that trust. I am still impatient and get restless and begin to dabble in trying to make things happen. And each time that I do, it's like God "slaps" my hand and reminds me that I am not resting in Him. I still have a long ways to go in living in the reality that it's not about my performance or lack thereof. It is about what God is doing. When I rest and live in that confidence that God loves me whether or not I perform and there is no measuring stick in His reality of who He's created me to be. A tree doesn't strive to produce leaves and fruit or nuts or whatever it's genre is. It just does. It continues to be a tree and continues to produce as long as it is alive. I am learning to BE who God created me to be and if I live in His reality of confidence and trust and rest - I will produce/perform/do whatever it is that He's created me for.

It's not about me and what I can or cannot do - It's about Him and what He can and will do when I leave the producing and results up to Him.