When Faith Feels Like a Road Trip Without a Map
Who? Me?
Scripture Focus: Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. (Hebrews 11:1)
🚗 That Time God Spoke in the Car
“Be an example!”
I was driving alone down Island Road on my way to my job as an ESL teacher when I heard it. A voice. In the car. No radio, no phone call—just those three unexpected words.
Be an example.
Was I imagining things? Losing it? Hallucinating?
But deep in my soul, I knew—it was God. I don’t usually hear Him this way. Normally, He speaks to me through Scripture, through sermons, through quiet nudges. But this? This was loud and clear. And I had questions.
An example of what? And for whom? And when would I find the time?
🧺 I Was Just Trying to Keep the Laundry Done
At the time, my plate was full—full-time job, part-time job, caregiving for my husband, Ron, who was chronically ill. I didn’t feel like anyone’s example. If anything, I was Exhibit A in “How to Live Exhausted.”
Two months later, Ron passed away. Just like that, I wasn’t a caregiver anymore. I wasn’t a wife anymore. I wasn’t sure who I was.
And then I remembered the voice.
🕊 Faith Is for the Long Haul
Hebrews 11 gives us a roll call of people who lived by faith:
– Abel, who brought a better offering
– Enoch, who walked with God
– Noah, who built a boat before it rained
– Abraham and Sarah, who followed God into the unknown
They weren’t superstars. They were faithful. And they kept going even when the next step didn’t make sense.
Pastor Brandon reminded us that faith is better than our senses. That’s good news, because our senses can be misleading. Faith helps us move forward when the path ahead is foggy. It whispers, “Keep going. God’s not done yet.”
“Faith helps us move forward when the path ahead is foggy.”
🌻 A New Chapter
After Ron’s death, I discovered new ways to live out my calling. I started writing. Speaking. Encouraging others in the messy middle of caregiving, grief, and starting over. What I once thought impossible, God made possible.
So let me ask:
What’s God nudging you toward right now?
What seems too big, too soon, too hard?
Maybe it's not too much.
Maybe it’s just faith, stretching.
🙏 Closing Prayer
Lord,
When I can’t see what’s next, help me trust You anyway.
Make me an example—not of strength, but of faith.
Use my story to bring someone else hope.
Amen.
💡 Takeaway Truth
God doesn’t need you to be perfect. He just asks you to be willing.
Your story—even the hard parts—can be used to shine His light.
