Thoughts from our Pastor for May 2024
Trust Adventures
There are many stories that could be told about the cars we’ve owned. I have listened to many conversations about hotrods and fast cars owned and driven by others.
Let me share an adventure of one of our cars. Our Ford LTD. My father-in-law purchased it for Vicki, just before we got married, replacing her previous car after Vicki’s sister was hit head on by a drunk driver, on her way to visit her boyfriend.
Vicki drove the LTD back and forth to school. On one of those drives to school she ended up off-roading into a farm field after hitting a slick spot on the highway, (if you would like to know more about that day, please ask Vicki). We loaned it to my parents for a trip to Oklahoma when their car broke down just before their trip. It moved with us to Plymouth, Michigan. It served us well until that fateful day. We were driving on I275, one of the busiest highways in the area, and it just died. Fortunately, we were in the far right lane allowing us to coast safely to the side of the road.
After that one failure, Vicki would no longer ride in the LTD. She didn’t trust it. It didn’t matter that I had it fixed, it had a totally new brain or electronic module. I had only one choice. I sold it to a single mom whose child attended Vicki’s school. She took it to some men in her church who checked it over and gave their approval. I don’t know how long she drove the car because we moved away.
Trust is essential when it comes to driving our car, but it’s even more important to our relationships. First, with God and then with each other. Vicki’s favorite verses are, Proverbs 3:5-6(NKJV) “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.”
I have had other cars leave me stranded, but God has never left me stranded. He promises to never leave us or forsake us. That doesn’t mean we don’t feel abandoned, could it be because we decided to take a different path than the path He directed us to take.
We are instructed to trust God with “All” our heart. It doesn’t matter what we’re facing, what challenges or obstacles appear to be in our way. “Trust” or put all your confidence in God.
When you’re walking and living in this trust relationship, your paths are under His directions. He won’t steer you wrong or give you the wrong address. Just trust Him and follow His directions.
“Acknowledge” means “to know.” Do you desire to know God’s direction for your life? It’s a matter of trust. Do you trust that He know better than you?
The adventures of life will continue, will you be on God’s path when the adventure comes your way?
Trust Him with all your heart.
Pastor Rick Borgman
There are many stories that could be told about the cars we’ve owned. I have listened to many conversations about hotrods and fast cars owned and driven by others.
Let me share an adventure of one of our cars. Our Ford LTD. My father-in-law purchased it for Vicki, just before we got married, replacing her previous car after Vicki’s sister was hit head on by a drunk driver, on her way to visit her boyfriend.
Vicki drove the LTD back and forth to school. On one of those drives to school she ended up off-roading into a farm field after hitting a slick spot on the highway, (if you would like to know more about that day, please ask Vicki). We loaned it to my parents for a trip to Oklahoma when their car broke down just before their trip. It moved with us to Plymouth, Michigan. It served us well until that fateful day. We were driving on I275, one of the busiest highways in the area, and it just died. Fortunately, we were in the far right lane allowing us to coast safely to the side of the road.
After that one failure, Vicki would no longer ride in the LTD. She didn’t trust it. It didn’t matter that I had it fixed, it had a totally new brain or electronic module. I had only one choice. I sold it to a single mom whose child attended Vicki’s school. She took it to some men in her church who checked it over and gave their approval. I don’t know how long she drove the car because we moved away.
Trust is essential when it comes to driving our car, but it’s even more important to our relationships. First, with God and then with each other. Vicki’s favorite verses are, Proverbs 3:5-6(NKJV) “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.”
I have had other cars leave me stranded, but God has never left me stranded. He promises to never leave us or forsake us. That doesn’t mean we don’t feel abandoned, could it be because we decided to take a different path than the path He directed us to take.
We are instructed to trust God with “All” our heart. It doesn’t matter what we’re facing, what challenges or obstacles appear to be in our way. “Trust” or put all your confidence in God.
When you’re walking and living in this trust relationship, your paths are under His directions. He won’t steer you wrong or give you the wrong address. Just trust Him and follow His directions.
“Acknowledge” means “to know.” Do you desire to know God’s direction for your life? It’s a matter of trust. Do you trust that He know better than you?
The adventures of life will continue, will you be on God’s path when the adventure comes your way?
Trust Him with all your heart.
Pastor Rick Borgman