Can You Be Trusted?
God needs to know you can be trusted
Initially when I thought of What’s The 211, it was for the people and God. A place where people can be seen and God could get the glory. Then I started struggling and the 211 was the furthest thing from my mind. Fast forward in the midst of still struggling, I started thinking about time, and how it waits for no one and the craziness of the world. I started to think that maybe this was my breakthrough- obedience with what I started. Maybe that would be the magic wand that made everything better. As you can see, I went through a spiral of thoughts. Then post launch, I reverted to how this may be premature and how I still need time and what if I don’t get support. Yadda yadda yadda; the list goes on. Then a dear one told me “Time is not ours”, which made me realize that no matter what, the 211 needs to exist.
Today, God led me to Colossians 3:23. And it says:
Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men
I pondered how What’s The 211 could easily become about praise. “You’re such a great writer.” “I can SO relate.” “Thanks for writing this” and then I realized whatever you do, do it for God. And that’s whatever you’re able to do. Why? Because our life is not our own. But also, some days all you’re able to do is just shower. The struggle is that real. If all you’re able to do is get out of bed that day, do it for God and not yourself and he will do the rest.
But how does trust come into play? Well, after I had my time of reflection, I could barely pray. I said a short one then proceeded to finish watching “One Of Those Days” on Netflix, knowing I had a blog to write, school work to do, and jobs that needed attention. In the midst of doing an ear therapy while watching the film, I heard “I can’t trust you.”
LISTEN. You mean to tell me, I had that whole quiet time, journaling just, for God to tell me “I can’t trust you.” But it was exactly what I needed to hear, because it shook me to be here in this present moment writing. You see, I woke up at 11:38 am EST. But prior to that, I had woken up at 7 am, then at 9 am- all opportunities to wake up and give God the glory. I slept it in just because I could, not realizing that even my waking up is to his glory. After having my quiet time, I proceeded to watch the film and that’s when I realized that if I am going to do this: What’s The 211, it has to be completely souled out for God. Not only that- he needs to trust me with waking early, careful instructions, and not putting anything, including a hilarious film, before him. That doesn’t mean you can’t sleep in or watch TV, but it just means that certain things have to come first for God to get the full glory out of your life.
So today I ask you, can you be trusted? Are you doing everything as if for God, and not human masters, including yourself? I know I have a long way to be trusted, but it starts with small obedience. I have 44 minutes left of the movie, and that’s okay because thank God for pause buttons. I can watch it once I finish doing what God called me to do. But I need to be able to be trusted first.
And that ladies and gentlemen, is the 211
