Almost every day as I take my morning walk with my dog, Boise, I listen to Christian music. Often the music prepares my heart for the upcoming quiet time with God. On this particular morning, a phrase in a song caught my attention, “Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders.” It stopped me in my tracks as I had not thought about the concept that I have borders to my trust in God. “LORD, please show me where I have put up these borders and why,” I cried out to Him. And He gently began to answer me.
A much-loved granddaughter is going 3,000 miles away for her first year of university in New York and fear comes knocking to tear down trust. Will she be safe? Will she stay strong in You? Then later God gave me a “zapper” in “For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways” (Psalm 91:11). That border was zapped! God will always know where she is and will be with her.
As the pervasive deterioration of our culture and the sharp division in our country seems to be intensifying, fear arises about what will happen in the next few months and years. But He reminds me, in Psalm 46, that though the nations are in an uproar and that kingdoms fall, He is still our fortress and is with us. Regardless of what happens, I will trust in You, LORD! Another border gone.
My dear Savior is still revealing borders and lovingly guiding me to trust Him. And like Paul indicated in Philippians 4, we learn to be content in whatever the circumstance so it is part of the journey.
Here is the chorus of the song Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)
Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders
Let me walk upon the waters
Wherever You would call me
Take me deeper than my feet could ever wander
And my faith will be made stronger
In the presence of my Savior.
Prayer:
Lord, please show me where I have placed borders to my trust in You. Help me see the source of those borders and lead me to a deeper faith in You. May I indeed have trust without borders and live in the freedom that brings. In Jesus’ name, we ask, Amen.
Francie Overstreet
EFCC Member