Truly

by Carmel Rhodes

“Truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.” Matthew 17:20-21.

Whenever I’m around, he has to touch me. It doesn’t matter if we’re in the middle of a Target or in the middle of nowhere. If I’m there, his hands are on me, dictating my every move. It’s like he’s the sun, and I’m trapped in his orbit. I often worry about flying too close, then I remember he’s already burned me. I doubt it could get any worse.

“Truly—” He opens his mouth, then closes it, choosing his next words carefully. “I have always noticed you. You just noticed him first.”

“Now that I have you, I’ll never let you go.”

But faith, faith will guide you over any obstacle. Choose faith over fear, be wise, be brave and I promise you’ll come out on top every single time. So, this is me, from this day forward, choosing faith over fear. God got me.

That’s the moment I knew that Jamal Parker wasn’t the type of man who’d try to change me. He’s the type of man who’d change my last name.