Have you ever noticed that God frequently leads us step-by-step, as opposed to laying out the whole plan before us?
Before we go on a trip, I like to plan it. If we’re staying overnight, I want reservations. I like to research what there is to do and plan the activities for each day accordingly. None of these plans must be set in concrete, because I enjoy unplanned adventures along the way; but before we start, I like to know where we’re going!
In the scriptures, God sometimes gives that kind of direction. He told Moses to go to Pharaoh, lead His people out of Egypt and to meet Him on Mt. Sinai. No motel reservations here, but a clear plan of activities and travel destination. That is my choice for how God should lead and direct me!
But, often He leads me as He did Abraham. “Leave this place and go to a land I will show you.” Oh dear, how do I research the activities available in “that” place if I don’t know where “that” place is until I get there? How can I plan each day? Therein lies my dilemma.
It always comes back to “walking by faith, not by sight.” We like to see where God is leading and then we obediently follow Him there. However, the real victory in our Christian walk is when we go where He leads us and we don’t know the way! On that journey, each step is scary, each blind corner is overwhelming, and each success is miraculous!
Which journey, the one by SIGHT or the one by FAITH, do we praise God for the most? Which one do we testify to and see it grow our faith, love and devotion to the Great I Am? That’s easy. That walk of FAITH is always the one that grows us and honors the Lord.
So, why do we shy away from those calls of God that lead us on untraveled paths to places we’ve never been? Since the rewards are so glorious, you would think we would be begging God for more journeys of faith. But in reality, when one comes along we find ourselves bargaining with God for a change in plan, or we may even try talking Him out of it. We rarely simply want to take a leap of faith.
He always wants to take us to new places in Him. Want to join me? Perhaps He is calling you to grab the hand of another sister to journey along with you in a mentor or mentee relationship so you can encourage each other in this journey of faith.
“Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.” Ecclesiastes 4:9-10, 12 NIV
Authored by Ruthann Gleason
STEP BY STEP
