I’ve been thinking a lot about leaps of faith lately and what it means to take a leap of faith. In my opinion they are, by very definition, scary. If they aren’t terrifying I’d sooner call them a step of faith opposed to a leap…which are bold in their own right!
For me, the very nature of a leap is that there are times when you don’t have control. There are times when your feet won’t be on the ground, and you could both fail and fall or you can, just possibly, fly. Often I find at this point I look around myself and find myself thinking “what on earth am I doing”. However, it’s also at this moment, when a little bit of magic happens. It’s the point where I realize that not only I can’t do this by myself but I’ve never been by myself and I don’t have to try to tough it out alone.
Leaps of faith mean stretching my faith and doing something that is so out of my comfort zone and my own power that I’m forced to rely on God. It through them that we are able to grow and develop ourselves and our faith -I don’t know about you, but whenever something involves growth, I find it’s never easy. I am so easily filled with fear and anxiety. I like having control of my situations, but when you take leaps of faith you give God room to work. Room to amaze you. I can just imagine Him cracking His knuckles and saying “hmmm…. how should I blow her away?”
I’ve been really challenged lately with support raising. Recently I handed out my support letters, which was nerve wracking in itself. I don’t know about you, but I don’t particularly like to ask people for money. When I’m so far out of my comfort zone, I have this rather audacious habit of challenging God to amaze me, to show me what He’s got. You know what? He’s more than up for the challenge!
The more I have to trust God and not rely on my own strength, the more I see Him work in absolutely astounding ways. I can’t wait to see what He has in store for me!
