In God We Trust

   Today I would like to begin with one of my favorite areas of Scripture, and then share an amazing story.  This Scripture has, in fact, become my “life verse,” if there is such a thing.  Proverbs 3: 5 & 6, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.  In all your ways, acknowledge Him and He shall direct your paths.”  That really is some of the best advice ever written, and it has served me well to remember it, and strive to follow this wisdom, all my life.

   Of course there are those times when trusting is difficult.  When you THINK you’ve heard from the Lord, but circumstances in this natural world make the task before you seem impossible.... at least, “in our “own understanding.”  But God DOES, indeed direct our paths when we TRUST in Him with all our hearts.

   Many of you have heard the beginning of my story before -- of how, in the 1990s, God called me out of a career in business to begin full time ministry work, starting a Christian newspaper from scratch.  But really, HE did it;  HE created this ministry, out of nothing.    You’ve heard me tell before of the many challenges and obstacles we faced back in the year 2000, when I finally relented, stepped out in faith, gave up the security of a profitable business, and obedient ...