Do you have trust issues when it comes to God? I'd have to admit that sometimes I do. Here's the issue: Just when I decide to trust God to get me through, a new aspect of the trouble presents itself.

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Like Peter, it seems just as I get the courage to step out of the boat onto the sea of my difficulty, the wind and the waves increase intensity! But that's when a small voice reminds me that the storm I face is the very reason I first decided to trust the Lord.

When our reasons to trust God rage against us it is only because we are beginning to rob them of their power! The flesh, the world, and the devil do not like to be challenged by faith, so they retaliate with fear.

Someone said that fear is just False Evidence Appearing Real. But let's BE REAL for a moment. Sometimes the evidence is not false but IS as real as it appears. So, I'd say that fear is more like Faith's Enemy And Rival...

If our faith is not tried by real circumstances, then how will we know the true power of the faith of Christ in us? Trust the Lord beyond what you can see, no matter how real the issue is! Step out! Stay faithful! Stay ready!