Devotions

Maybe it’s time for a Leap of Faith

I remember when our new building was going up and I started envisioning what the ministry here might look like in a few years.  One of the key moments in my journey of faith was the moment in my life when….

• “I became more concerned about what I might miss than I did about what I might lose.”

And I began to really believe what the bible says.  Scripture came alive….

• Phillipians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
• Romans 8:31  If God is for us who can be against us.
• Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world.

These verses tell us life is not just some kind of pilgrimage or death march.  And where the rubber meets the road is the place faith meets action.  Every single one of us talks a good game – but faith isn’t about talk, it’s about walk.  Years ago my family went to Gatlinburg and my brother and I bungee jumped for the first time – and my mom wasn’t with us.   And when she found out we did it – wouldn’t you think she would be impressed?  Nope – her only comment was….

• “I can’t believe I raised a couple of idiots”

Well she may be on to something there and not that I believe God cared if I bungee jumped – but when I read these incredible stories in the Bible where people acted based on faith – their actions were met with similar reactions.  I don’t know if it’s the fact I’m getting older but I feel like I want to be put into more situations where my faith is the only thing that will get me out.  I don’t want to just talk about it.  I want to step out, and step up, and trust God to come through.   We only have so many moments to prove that our faith is real.

• “The mystery of a moment is – it’s small enough to ignore and big enough to change your life forever.”

What step of faith do you need to take right now?  God is waiting to respond.