“Don’t worry; I’ll be right there for you no matter what!” Have you ever heard that promise before only to find out that was not the case? When someone does this to you, usually it is a big letdown. If it should happen repeatedly, you need to “wake up and smell the coffee.” No matter how much anyone tells you he will be there for you, remember that is not always going to be the case because man has faults. However, when God makes a promise, He always comes through. Numbers 23:19 (ESV) affirms, “God is not man, that he should lie, or a son of man, that he should change his mind...” Just know where to put your trust.
Here is a motivational story that teaches us God will come through for us if we believe in ourselves and our dreams, but mainly, if we trust Him.
“When Monty Roberts was a kid, his father, a horse trainer, was moving from stable to stable, from ranch to ranch, training horses. Thus, the boy’s school career was constantly interrupted. One day, when he was a senior, his teacher asked him to write about what he wanted to be when he grew up. He did not hesitate a minute and wrote a seven-page paper about his aim to be an owner of a horse ranch. He wrote many details and drew a location of buildings and stables, and even a detailed house plan.
“Two days later he received his paper back with the letter ‘F’ on the front page. After class he went to the teacher and asked: ‘Why did I receive an F?’
“The teacher responded: ‘This dream is so unrealistic for a boy like you, who has no money, no resources and who comes from an itinerant family. There is no possibility that you will reach your great goals one day.’ Then the teacher offered him to rewrite the paper with a more realistic attitude.
“The boy went home and asked his father how he should react. The father answered: ‘This decision is very important for you. So you have to make up your own mind on this.’
“After several days the boy brought the same paper to his teacher. No changes were made. He said: ‘Keep the ‘F,’ and I will keep my dream.’
[Many decades prior to his death in 2021,] “Monty Roberts owned a 4,000-square-foot house in the middle of a 200-acre horse ranch, and he still had that school paper, which he framed over the fireplace.”
Always abound in the faith, and never leave home without Him!
