Liz Huebl - Learning To Trust and Let Go

Liz and Mike Huebl moved to the Quad Cities in 2007 for Liz to attend Palmer. Mike works at the Arsenal while Liz is currently a stay-at-home mom and small business entrepreneur.  They are parents of Ellie (6), Graycen (4) and Redmond who is almost 2. 

Liz recently went through the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) and her dynamic personality was a true light to the team and the other candidates. In reflecting on the questions for this article, she shares that encountering the unconditional love of Jesus, who embraces us in our darkness and our light, has taught her the importance of loving yourself (right) where you are. 

"I am so critical of myself and was really good at feeling as though I fell short. Once I realized that God loves me I found it easier to embrace my faults and feel more comfortable in my own skin. God has taught me how to love and accept others where they are at."

Parenting has also given Liz insights as she reflects on her faith journey.

"Raising children is frustrating and amazingly rewarding!! They are a mirror of what I choose to project onto the world. They challenge me each and every day to be better and they are truly gifts from God."

You might see Liz and her family walking their kids to school as they live right down the street from St. Paul's. Liz shares that they try to instill a sense of the kids knowing the personal and relational aspects of Jesus. "We pray as a family every meal and at bedtime. We talk a lot about Jesus and the relationship they can have with him. He is in every one of us, he knows us better than we know ourselves. I want my kids to know that Jesus is their constant, they can turn to him no matter what the situation."

Perhaps one of the biggest challenges for all of us in our faith journey is to learn to trust and to let go of control. Liz can relate.

"I don’t have just one time where I’ve struggled with trusting God. To be perfectly honest, I struggle with trusting him weekly if not daily some days. It’s not that I don’t trust Him….I just get so caught up in thinking I have control in the situation. If I don’t give pause and seek Him, I get lost in how I used to deal with things, by myself. That is how I see His glory – giving pause, praying, then moving forward. My life completely simplifies itself when I allow God in. "

Thank you, Liz,

For witnessing to our the constant love of Jesus that can break through the negative voices in the world. May we all rest in that knowledge of His love and grace