Take a Step of Faith & Watch Fear Fade
Matthew 6:25-27
reads, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life,
what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life
more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look
at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and
yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single
hour to your life?” One would
believe that since I have been a Christian since the age of seven, that I could
believe my Heavenly Father has everything in control (especially the things I
cannot control.)
Fear of failure
and fear of the unknown are two
areas in my life that need a HUGE makeover! From the small things (like trying a new drink at Starbucks,
which my husband recommended for two years…and BTW, I loved!) to the larger
things (making decisions that affect my family’s future,) fear cripples me
almost every time.
Faith,
however, has the power to move mountains!
Matthew 17:20-21 reads, “Because you have so little faith, I tell you
the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this
mountain, ‘Move from here to there’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” God desires to do the impossible
through our lives and astonish us!
I don’t know about you but I desire to get
out of the boat like Peter did and walk on water. You may say, “But wait! Peter took his eyes off Jesus and began to sink!” Yes he did, however, he took the first
step and got out of the boat. Let us remember the ending. Even when he took his eyes of Jesus, it
was then that his Best Friend took him by the hand and brought him up out of
that water. Yes, Jesus wanted more
for him. He desired for Peter to
walk on water all the way to Him.
Peter did take baby steps toward faith. How about you and I?
Will we step out of the boat when we feel God calling us? Or will we stay where it is comfortable
and safe?
What step of faith is God calling you to
take today? I would love to hear
from you so I can pray with and for you.
Are you willing to take one step at a time toward faith and allow God to
slowly help your fear to fade away?
I promise you, He has great things in store for you! Allow your fearless faith to move
mountains!
2 Comments:
Thank you Cailey for sharing this with us, more importantly me.
Just like you I have fears. There isn't a person who doesn't. The difference is how one shows it and how one deal with it. Either way, we all have them which can be crippling. Crippling us to a point where it effects everything and anything and then destroying. I ask myself. Am I willing to allow this to happen? Speaking from experience, I have lost focus allowing fear to set in and interfere with my faith. For me, once I recognize what's happening and I take that first step off that boat of fear. I lift my chin up so I can see and simply reach to embrace the strong and gentle hand of God. Guess what? It fades away. Some faster then others but it eventually become nonexistent. Our Lord is awesome! I admire him so much for strength he gives me repeatedly.
I don't know why I decided to post. Maybe it was my calling for today.
Thank you for everything!
Carol
Carol,
It was by no accident that you chose to post this today. Thank you for ministering right back at me with your experience! I needed this reminder today. Your post is a handprint from God. Thank you for being obedient to follow through with what your heart told you to write. You are a blessing!
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