If God told you to jump off a bridge, would you?
Tough question, a bid morbid. The logical answer would be, no. It makes no natural sense to say yes to that, knowing how hard the fall would be. But that’s the very, yes, that God wants us all to have. He wants us to be able to have enough faith in Him, so that we would say, yes to anything He is asks of us.
I’ve always thought of faith as such a beautiful concept. I’ve seen it on signs, tattoos, inspirational quotes. The letters were likely in a scripted font and they painted this false conception that faith is something that is simple and sweet.
Yeah. God is rocking my world right now with that word. It’s not pretty. It’s not tied together with a bow, and a fun Instagram filter. Faith is jumping when I can’t see the bottom. Faith is tuning out the world that says, you’re going to fall. Faith is trusting in Romans 8:18, ‘the pain that I’ve been feeling, can’t compare to the joy that’s coming.’ Faith is getting on my knees and asking God to please bring me to spring when winter is so cold. Faith is boldly obeying what God asks of me.
I know that God loves all of His children so well. He does not want us to feel pain, nor does He want us to walk through hard times. But He will allow for something of that nature if it means that through it, we’ll grow in more dependency with Him.
As I’ve grown in a personal relationship with the Father, I’m learning that all He wants is that intimacy. He wants me. Before I started really reading the bible, I viewed it as a complicated and dated list of rules and stories. Man, was I wrong! It’s so simple. And SO relevant. I can’t deny that it truly is alive when something that I am struggling with, happens to be the very same thing that the person in the story I read that same day, is also battling. I can’t explain the joy and peace that I feel after reading TRUTH. Something that satan has used through sin on this earth, is making what is the most important book out there, to be something that seems unimportant to read. He messes with our heads when He knows it’s something good.
Reading the bible has taught me to put God first. Above all. And to love others as myself. The two most important commandments. And yet, I fail every day. But His grace is sufficient for me, and it’s becoming more natural and something I want to fight for. Being active in the word has grown my faith so much. I’m believing without always seeing. I’m trusting that He is good and no matter what He won’t let me fall.
A week ago He asked me to jump, figuratively of course. And all I can do in this time is depend on the Lord. He is teaching me what having true faith means.
I’m doing fine, nothing to seriously be concerned about. Just climbing up a hill at the moment. But like it says in the Hannah Montana movie, “life’s a climb, but the view is great.”
Please pray for my heart right now. Please also keep my squad in your prayers as we travel to Ethiopia on Sunday. Wow, every time I say that I get all the butterflies. I cannot wait to see what God has in store for all of us, and those we get the opportunity to meet in Africa this summer. God bless. xo
