Psalm 62:8 says, "Trust in him at all times, O people;pour out your heart before him;God is a refuge for us." This verse contains a number of things that run against my human nature. First is the exhortation to 'trust'. This is especially difficult when one has been hurt by someone else, trusting runs counterclockwise to how we feel. Instead of trusting we hunker down and become introverted in our thinking and actions in order to protect ourselves from further damage. God wants us to trust in Him at all times. When times are good and when times are tough, when people do us wrong and when people are glad that we are around. We are implored to pour out our heart before the Lord. I know very few people to whom I would pour out my heart. God is the One to whom we can trust to pour out our heart. Romans 8:1 says that there is now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus! He will not condemn us, he understands that we are frail children in need of divine aid. So trust him (I say to me too!)! We may not now the future, we may not know how a thing will turn out but we know He loves us and works all things for His glory and our good.
I am on my way back to Venezuela tomorrow for 3 days of ministry. I have been given the privilege of speaking 3 times during the 10th anniversary celebration of the Operation Christmas Child ministry there. Please pray for my travels and my speaking ministry. My spoken Spanish is a little on the rusty side so I would appreciate your prayers for that. I speak tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 pm, Friday morning at 7:00 am and at 3:00 pm. I fly out tomorrow morning at 9:10 am and arrive the next morning in Valencia, Venezuela at 11:00 am. My return trip is leaving Sunday, November 4 at 11:45 am and arriving in Calgary next day at 7:10 pm.
God bless you and your family! I appreciate you and thank God for your support of the ministry.
Thanks for being a part of the Team!
Bill Finch
