When faith becomes...foolish?

I had to take a step back last nigfht and ask myself; "At what point does faith just become foolishness?"

You see, I was sitting on the side of exit 156A, Richmond IN on the the last leg of a trip from Apple Valley, OH to Indianapolis. My car was dead, my phone was dead, and my hope was dwindling. I can clearly see how the Lord orchestrated the circumstances to push me just out of my comfort zone without putting me in any true danger. For example, had I not needed to go to the bathroom, I would have found myself stranded in the middle of a 3-lane highway instead of the exit ramp.

But the question still lingered. Support raising has felt like an uphill battle, and many circumstances have seemed to give me reason to quit. So why haven't I yet? Well, for one, I have (by God's grace alone) fixed my eyes on Christ and on the task set before me. I have committed to give %100 of my efforts until I am no longer permitted to continue. I have seen the Lord raise up so many faithful partners in the ministry; people who are giving prayer and money to reach Kiwis. Most importantly, though, I have been learning that it is when faith becomes foolish that it, in fact, becomes faith!

Despite frustrating circumstances with cars and computers and visas and health insurance, a quiet, steady voice calls to me. It says "Come, my child, follow me, put your hope in me and I will give you all that you need". Is it foolish to trust that the Lord can and will provide the rest of the support for the ministry in New Zealand? Yes and No. Yes if I were thinking in a worldly sense. No because, one, I am still meeting people who care about the ministry and because I believe in a God whose resources are endless.

Where I am: I still need 13 more people at $100 a month to be at 100%, and I am confident that the Lord will raise up more people to give to the ministry! I will keep everyone posted as to how it is going, because it is truly exciting to see God provide!

I end with this thought; "For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God" (1 Corinthians 1:18).