Often times, we feel crazy for having faith in situations that seem ordinary to God, but to non believers we may seem wacky and crazy.
Growing up in the South, church every weekend was common, and even frowned upon if you didn’t attend. My parents, both growing up from poverty, carved a path for themself and future family generations. They worked hard for everything they have, which seemed crazy to friends and family but they continued to have faith and trust God and his provisions. Although I was blessed to have a head-start in life because of the path they made for my brothers and I, seeing the faith and work ethic my parents had, I too wanted to challenge myself to the do same. I wanted to work hard for what I had and value what I was given. This was just the beginning of the journey I was on.
I was born and raised in a small town, outside of Lafayette. Those who come from a long generational line in south Louisiana, often don’t move. But I thought I would challenge that, step out on faith and be the first to break the cycle. Break the cycle of small town mentality and see what would happen if I had this wacky and crazy faith. So I did just that. One week after I graduated college, December 28thin 2014, shortly a week after my 24th birthday, and a few days after Christmas, I packed my stuff. With the help of my family, we loaded a Uhaul, and headed to central Florida. My friends and family thought I was crazy, but stepped out on a limb and supported me regardless. I wasn’t sure what I would be doing once I reached my destination in Florida, but I knew it was the path I was supposed to be on. I knew that God had a great plan for my life. The “gut feeling” most people talk about, what believers call the Holy Spirit, or my spiritual gift which is prophecy, was leading me in this direction.
Needless to say 8 months later I was starting my first semester in medical school. It was no doubt God had greater plans for my life than I ever dreamed could happen, but if it weren’t for having wacky crazy faith my life would look very different.
It has not been an easy road at all, as we all have challenges and difficulties. But some things I have faced can only be explained through God. From loosing family members to unexpectedly loosing my best friend to a tragedy, it was all part of his greater plan. I had challenges and bumps along the way, but I am happy and proud to say I am starting my last year of medical school and will be graduation in the fall of 2020.
Through each storm I faced and each bump in the road, was all to be reminded to use my wacky faith and rely and lean on God, to trust him and not my own understanding. To go back to my roots and reflect on the first time I had wacky faith. Because if it can be explained then it wouldn’t be God, I wouldn’t be able to give him the glory.
I took the next step and challenged myself to getting baptized. It had been in my heart the last couple of years, and fear was holding me back. Fear of failing God, fear of failing myself, and fear of what people would say bc I’m in my 20s. But the Holy Spirit kept telling me and confirming this was the next step in my wacky and crazy faith I had to take, in order for the next blessings to be poured upon my life and my future children. That I not only have to have wacky faith for myself but for my future family that he is preparing me for. So on May 26th 2019 I was baptized at my church in Seminole Florida.
Having wacky and crazy faith has taught me how to listen and trust God. Proverbs 3:5 and Philippians 4:6 both portray this so well. Lean not on your own understanding, learning to be anxious about nothing.
My favorite verse that I keep on my bathroom mirror is Jeremiah 29:12, “For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper and plans of hope and a future.” I believe this holds true for everyone. So put your crazy wacky unexplainable faith to the test and trust that God has a plan for your life.