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from Pastor David

What If He Really Meant It?

“Root your peace in His character It comes from who you are. God keep sober in spirit, fi x your hope
instead of your circumstances.” wired you with this ability to go on completely on the grace to be brought
Kris Vallotton in the face of all odds. Are you still to you. . .”We have a Father that wants
doubting? to give us more than we ask or can think.
Disclaimer: All of us have watched a motor We are so desperate to understand

crank up and run after it has sat for and come up with a solution to why
uestion everything written here. years or even decades on the ground. something has happened or might
God has given me the unique “Engines want to run.” We made happen that we run ahead and create
Q leeway to write or say things for engines want to run because God made a course of action on our own. When
you to ponder. Please go to Him for us to believe we can do anything. He we do this we stop listening for His
answers. He is waiting to hear from you. designed us that way. We are not God answer. If there is a choice to whose
This is our 50th issue of Rat Rod but He did make us in His image. opinion I should choose, God’s or mine,
Magazine. Who would have thought I am blessed to have one of my I seriously need to choose His opinion.
an idea our Editor Steve Theamert Jr. best friends as a Doctor. He is a “What ifs” are always in an
had years ago would turn into such strong believer and we have traveled undetermined self-made future. If we
a diverse family of people behind to China on mission together in the spend any time at all worrying about
one cause or dream. This is a huge past. Anyhowsoever, during one the future, we are throwing away our
accomplishment in that it has involved visit while he was putting me back precious time in the present.
all of us. By “Us”, I mean all of you who together again, he leaned over and Look at what is going on in your
have skinned your knuckles building a said, “You know that verse where life right now and remember that last
rusty work of goodness. Jesus says that He will provide for us? incident you worried about that never
What drove you on when you were What if He really meant it?” actually happened.
up close and personal with the “What What is faith but trusting that Make a deliberate choice to
Ifs” meant to stop you? Why didn’t God will give us what we need when trust in your Father who loves you
you back down in the face of countless we need it. more than you will ever imagine. Let
setbacks and constant bits of advice Grace for example. Today’s grace is your “confi dence become rooted
from the Naysayers who would have for today’s problems. Tomorrows grace in His character instead of your
had you break and run from such isn’t here yet. Months back, this article circumstances.” KV
nonsense? pondered the thought that God goes Remind yourself of what He has
Our story is about trust. If we began ahead in time, sees our plight and comes already done for you and know that
a project and took all the “What Ifs” and back to prepare us for what is to come. He will do it again and again even in
put them fi rst would we, could we, build Tomorrows grace is for tomorrow. this instance that seems so impossible.
a Rat? Is there one of you that has gone “What we don’t understand, we tend This ole world needs hope. He wants
through that time in the build when you to fear.” Batman to work with you to make that happen.
questioned why you started this mess in There will always be frustration Keep them cards and letters coming.
the fi rst place? We go on because we with things we do not understand. If RDavid@MoulderMinistries.com
believe we can. We can almost see the we are always ruled by trying to fi gure “God loves you so much He cannot
outcome. Where in heavens name does out “why”, we will forever be torqued keep His eyes off of you.” D.H.
this spark come from? over something we cannot fi x. Special thanks to Pastor Kris
Ah, you say. He is fi nally getting to it. “Prepare your minds for action, Vallotton, A.S.E. Certifi ed

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