Trust

Connor Jones

Youth Worship Sunday
Tarrytown United Methodist Church

February 8, 2009

Trust, it can be a difficult thing to do, especially in our world today with the financial crisis and a lot of self-centered thinking. Sometimes, you can get so wrapped up in life that it becomes hard to trust, trust it self.

Two years ago the youth was planning the Chicago mission trip. A majority of the youth was excited to be on the roster and ready to go. But I was convinced that I didn’t and wasn’t going to go; I thought I was one hundred percent sure I wasn’t going to go on the trip. A few weeks past and my thoughts hadn’t changed a bit, but our youth director, David, approached me and wanted to talk to me about the trip. He really wanted me to go because he knew that I would experience the real power of God on this trip and it would be a great experience spiritually and emotionally. I had never gone on a mission trip before though, and it was quite frightening for me. It wasn’t that I was scared of being in a dangerous situation, miles away from home, or that I didn’t think it was going to be fun the problem was that I didn’t know. I didn’t know if I was going to have fun or be bored and uncomfortable around the other kids. I didn’t know if I was going to completely safe or not. David had promised me that I would have the best time of my life and that I would always be safe, but for some reason I couldn’t believe him. I thought, “If I didn’t know what it was going to be like for me, how could he”? I trusted as an individual, just not the facts he was telling me about the trip. I was scared and didn’t know what to trust. After my talk with David I still didn’t want to go and I told myself that it would be better to not go. But about two or three weeks before the trip a light went off in my head. I thought about it some more and decided to go. I gave all my worries to God and said, “Oh, I hope you can handle this because I can’t.” Even at this point I was till very anxious and nervous because I was trusting in something that I couldn’t see and that I had little experience with prior.

A month later I was in Chicago, and having the time of my life. I couldn’t believe that some thing as simple as saying, “hey God, I need some help” could open a door to something so incredible. With this, my trust in God grew to a new height and it became stronger and more prominent in my life. I now, no longer fear the unknown, I embrace it. Have you ever been in a situation like this? If you haven’t you might ask yourself too. Which path did you chose? Did you trust your faith, or take the “safe” way out.