Why a Wheelbarrow?

I heard this story years ago and found it so inspiring that even years later, I still sometimes hear Him say, “Mary Jo, do you have faith in Me?”

God was about to walk across a tightrope between two mountains. There are miles of free falling space below. He looks right at you and asks, “Can I walk across this tightrope? Do you have faith in Me?”

You know that God can do ANYTHING, so of course you say, “Yes! I have faith in You!”God walks across the tightrope.

Then God grabs a wheelbarrow. He looks right at you and asks, “Can I walk back across this tightrope WITH a wheelbarrow? Do you have faith in Me?”

You know that God can do ANYTHING, so of course you say, “Yes! I have faith in You!” God walks across the tightrope with the wheelbarrow.

Then God looks at you, staring directly into your eyes and says, “Do you think I can walk back across with this wheelbarrow? Do you have faith in Me?” You know how this works. You excitedly scream, “Yes! I have faith in You!”

God replies, “Get in.”

*pause to just allow proper impact 🙂

God desires us to trust Him with all of our lives. Our time, our families, our money, our struggles, our happiness, our pain  . . . He desires ALL. We also know He is a good, good Father who loves us deeply and only leads us to peace and joy. When we have faith in Him and give Him ALL . . . He will work miracles within our lives.