{"id":14687,"date":"2021-08-07T04:44:53","date_gmt":"2021-08-07T09:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/?p=14687"},"modified":"2021-08-07T04:45:03","modified_gmt":"2021-08-07T09:45:03","slug":"in-god-we-trust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/?p=14687","title":{"rendered":"In God We Trust"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We trust technology. We trust the pilot of our plane. We trust the pharmacist. We trust our doctor. We sort of trust the weather person. We sort of trust our car salesman. We sort of trust God! Yikes! I don\u2019t like that last sentence, because of who and what we trust\u2026..trusting God should be the all-inclusive, most dependable, and trustworthy One Who we can completely place our trust<br>.<br>I trusted my grandson. We were in San Antonio for his baseball tournament. Because of a delay of game, we decided to take in some sights. He craved a Cinnabon cinnamon roll. In his phone app, he searched \u201cCinnabon\u201d and found the closest one 25 miles away. He thought it was near Laredo. Since we had nothing better to do, we were on our way to Laredo, Texas. He indulged my singing as I belted out \u201cDown in the West Texas town of Laredo, I fell in love with a Mexican girl\u2026..\u201d The closer to what we thought was Laredo, the more desert with no sign of a big city on the horizon. I trusted his navigation skills and he promised to get us there. When we had gone the distance, right in the middle of nowhere, was the Pilot Gas Station with the Cinnabon inside! We anticipated a mall \u2013 but not! Of course, I had to take photos to remember this momentous day! I didn\u2019t trust his navigation skills getting back to San Antonio AND, just as I typed this blog, I thought I\u2019d better check out the actual town in that song I had belted out for miles. It wasn\u2019t Laredo &#8212; it was El Paso. And this Cinnabon was simply a little town on the outskirts of San Antonio &#8212; Von Ormy, Texas!!<br>How quick I am to not give a second thought to trusting gadgets, technology, and people and yet often it is with hesitation to put my ultimate trust in Almighty God.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Cinnabon-Nana-Brennan-2-e1628265061181.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14689\" width=\"546\" height=\"410\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The new CDC guidelines have been amped up again. As a matter of fact, here at my home, new signs are everywhere that regardless of vaccinations or not, all should wear masks again. So, what do we do when alarms are going off that beckon us to go into fear-and-worry mode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s the truth \u2013 the Gospel truth: God in His \u201cMaster Plan\u201d mode wants us to have an upward swing towards Him. If we immerse ourselves in daily binge-watching and listening to the fear-mongers, we\u2019ll retreat from Who God is and what He declares: \u201cFear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.\u2019 (Isaiah 41:10).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We must get a grip. Are we going to live by news reports or those who have amped up their own fear and concern? Rather, we muster up our faith in He Who is faithful and turn those thoughts into: \u201cWe will overcome. I am strong. I am protected by the blood of Jesus. I have an assignment to fulfill. I walk in divine health. No weapon formed against me shall prosper. God is for me and who can be against me? God holds my todays and tomorrows, so why should I worry or fret?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I titled this blog \u201cIn God We Trust\u201d \u2013 the phrase on our U.S. coins. I make it habit of picking up pennies I find lying on the ground. They remind me that it is \u201cIn God I trust!\u201d Every obstacle in our lives has a promise and a provision attached to it. God is not filled with fear for His children &#8212; and neither should we?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We trust technology. We trust the pilot of our plane. We trust the pharmacist. We trust our doctor. We sort of trust the weather person. We sort of trust our car salesman. We sort of trust God! Yikes! 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