Go Forward...by Faith

“Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him. But he must ask in faith without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind. For that man ought not to expect that he will receive anything from the Lord, being a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.” James 1:2-8

Fall semester had come and gone without a hitch. However, spring semester was beginning on a different note. A federal grant would pay his college tuition, but he had no idea where he would get the money needed for books and other expenses. He recalled how God had made it clear that he was to return to school and complete his degree. He prayed, “Lord, I know You have led me here. So I’m trusting You to meet this need in my life.”

He had two choices - give up or go forward by faith. When God leads us along a certain path, our only responsibility is obedience. His responsibility is to work our all the details. F.B. Meyer wrote: “Believe that [God] is there between you and your difficulty, and what baffles you will flee before Him, as clouds before the gale.”

Later at registration the student was asked to sign a form for funds he was about to receive. He had been awarded a small scholarship - one that would pay for his books with extra to spare.

No matter how great or small the request may seem, God is always accessible to those who call out to Him in times of need. Prayer and faith is the winning combination in times of need.