““Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. ” (Proverbs 3:5-6)
These verses have personally impacted my life and the path that I am walking today. My name, Ndiloma, actually means trust. I remember when I was 8 my mom would wake my brother, sister, and me up early in the morning and she would pray this passage over us before we got ready for school. She wanted to make sure that whatever obstacle the day would bring us, we had a direction and could have confidence the Lord would keep us on the right path. She also taught us that no matter what we were going to face, as long as we held on to that truth, we could keep our head held high.
I remember one time I got in trouble with the school cafeteria because they thought I was stealing. I told them the truth and my dad backed me up because he knew I was an honest kid; it was just a misunderstanding. I learned that because I lived my life trying to do the right thing, my dad would go to bat for me any day of the week and I would be able to look him in the eye and keep my head held high because I knew that he knew I was telling the truth. This is the confidence we should all strive to have in our daily lives because living for the truth and knowing the truth is our job as God’s people.
For Reflection:
- Is there a time when you struggled to find the right answer?
- How did that situation impact you in life?
by Ndiloma Musa
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