Surrendering, Obeying and Trusting God

“Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your Heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not more valuable than they?” Matthew 6:26 (NIV) June 18, 1997, I surrendered to Jesus. A month later, I voluntarily cooked at a Youth Dynamics Bush Camp for children. We prepared meals for 60 to 70 people. To get there, we traveled two hours into the high mountains of BC. There was no running water, no electricity, no plumbing, and it was pitch black with chilly temperatures at night. My two-year-old son and I were freezing at night. I was frightened of the dark and the noises coming from the woods. My previous mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual abuse had me in bondage. I had to trust God. To volunteer for that one week had been a tough decision. My nonbelieving husband was not impressed with my decision to volunteer. We had a mortgage, truck payments and other bills, plus feeding our teenage children. We both worried about how we were going to afford to live for the next few weeks after camp. When I got home, I worried about the bills, but I prayed with my sister, asking God to help with this situation. A week later my husband had an eye doctor’s appointment. He needed his first pair of prescription glasses, which cost $400. Oh no! Our bank account was at zero! Then, we discovered that my employer owed me money from my payroll. The money I received was for a full two-week cheque. Wow, God is so faithful in providing for His children! Heavenly Father, please help me when I doubt You, or when I think You do not hear my prayers. Lord, help me to trust in You alone, because You are faithful, and You never change. Remind me how valuable I am to You. In Jesus’ Name I pray, Amen. — Jennifer McEwen   Council Fire is a collaboration with Intertribal Life Ministries and Native Evangelical Fellowship of Canada. The Council Fire Daily Devotional Book Set is available on the Intertribal Life Ministries website. Learn more about Council Fire at councilfire365.org