It is wise in the physical being to establish a plan with provisions before we step out into the world. In the eyes of man we don’t understand how to place our security in something that we do not physicaly see. Throughout the Word of God we are taught to have faith in God and that He will provide our needs when we are called to serve Him rather than serving ourselves.
Can you imagine what someone would say to Jesus today if He called their name and said,” Drop what you are doing to follow me?” Can you imagine what those around you would say to you if you were to take that step of faith? So many times we miss what God has before us because we place our security in this physical world instead of trusting in God to give us what we need to move forward.
I leave you this morning with a question upon your heart to insure the security that you have. If everything in the world was to disappear today would you be able to sit under that oak tree and whistle Dixie if you were all alone?
When we begin to trust God for what we do not see is when God often shows us something that we never expected…amen
James Harrison
Amy says
Hi Jay! Got your message! I stepped out on faith in May by telling the Principal of the school I was working that I didn’t feel I was supposed to be there this next year; that I felt God wanted me somewhere else. Well, that was the first time I ever quit a job without having a backup. So I got two jobs shortly after that. One job I work at during the morning is teaching children with disabilities….it is temporary though…until probably the middle of October. In the evenings, I work at Sears in the Hardware department. This was the year I decided to step out on Faith like Corrie Ten Boom did (even though I have not been through half of what she has been through). It is very scary to step out on faith, but God is really revealing to me more and more that doing his will is not the easy road to take but very worth the struggle of getting up every morning. I love Jesus/God with all my heart, mind, body, and soul. Giving my life up to God, knowing I don’t have any control is truly scary. I don’t know what’s going to happen from one day to the next…I make plans thinking, this is what I would enjoy doing, maybe this is what I’m supposed to do; but with my life in God’s hands, I realize I can no longer plan things out. I can have aspirations, but God has his plan for my life and I can only go with the flow right now. I have got to find my joy in knowing I’m doing his will. God is blessing me so much and I am very thankful. Haven’t had time to do much Art and I miss it terribly. Have you seen Akianna onYoutube that does the famous Spiritual Paintings at an early age? Oh to be so pure in heart and be so close to God that he instructs and inspires. I want to draw closer and closer each and every day. Right now, he’s carrying me (Mentally & Spiritually) because I’m too tired physically to walk (working 1 5 hours a day will do it to a gal-who is also trying to make time to be a mom and wife). You may send me an e’mail if you want to reach me. I cannot take calls at either job. (I can’t quit either job yet until God makes a decision about my future. I haven’t had instructions from him to leave either one-but know that I can’t do it much longer physically) The good news about that is we are financially getting back on our feet. Was able to buy a girl a brand new pair of glasses the other day. It was such a blessing to actually have enough money to be a blessing to someone else. Found someone who was actually worse off financially than I ever thought about being. Thank you Jesus for allowing me to be a blessing to someone. Amen. P.S. I am not bragging, just excited because I have never been able to help someone financially with a need until now. For you see, when my parents got killed in a car wreck when I was three, we (the five of us) were taken in by a Family of Five. We never could afford to buy me glasses and it was a struggle to make good grades. There was a reason for that struggle, Praise God, so one day I could remember and know how important that need is to another little girl. To make a long story short, if I hadn’t had stepped out in faith, this little girl wouldn’t have had a brand new pair of glasses so I am primarily bragging on the Good Lord/God for allowing me that opportunity. To all those who are exhausted, continue to trust in God. He still wants us to ask him for what we think we need so go ahead and ask….but remember to also ask God his will for you be done. Only he can make those two prayers work together. I asked for money-can you believe that-more money, not just to pay my bills, but to help others (that was exactly the prayers I prayed) and he worked it out for me.