There is nothing easy about taking a step to leave
friends, family, cherished relationships or your home... But what if, that step of leaving propels you
into the depths of the most intimate relationship with the Lord that you have
ever known? What if that relationship
with the Lord, always requires leaving something behind? What if leaving something behind requires you
to trust him even more than you already do? And what if trusting him even more than you
already do, leads to restoration and the progressive sanctifying of your life?
There is a line. Not
a physical line or something you can see, but a line of where our adequacies as
human beings end. In our own strength and
what we can muster, we can only go so far.
And then beyond that “line of reality” is a place where we have the
opportunity to exist. The only reason that we can exist in that
place is because God fills the gap. He
fills that space of impossibility with Himself and gives us a solid foundation to stand on. When life seems uncertain and we want to take
the step that seems to make the most sense, He whispers to the depths of our
soul….. step here, I’ll be waiting.
Fear or Faith? Two relentless and opposing factors. One, causes us to question and doubt. And even more simply than that, it forces us
to stop relying on the One and trust in the falsehood that “we know best.” It robs us of true freedom, joy and life to
the fullest. The other is not something
we can produce or even in and of our self, bring into being. It is something that the One is crafting and
fashioning inside of our hearts and minds.
It is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.
The action step that we must take is to be obedient to His
still and gentle voice. The certain foundation that God promises us on the
other side of the chasm, is often times unseen.
If we could see it, then it wouldn’t be faith. So we take a deep breath, lift our chin and
maybe even close our eyes…. And we step.
We surrender all control and we fall into the arms of the One who
anxiously awaits us on the other side.
