I will no longer step out on faith......

One year ago, I was preparing for my move to Charlotte, NC. I was ecstatic, thrilled, bright-eyed.....and FEARFUL of this move. A change was needed and it was happening. I was terrified, but you wouldn't have known it. Everyday I woke up with a smile and joy, but that was just a cover up. Everyday was filled with questions of where is the money coming from? Where will I live? etc.

I finally sucked it up two weeks before my move and said to myself "Why am I stressing? God's got it." This was stated not in confidence but in hopes that God really did have it. 4 days before my official move date, I had secure a place to live (gorgeous house in a wonderful neighborhood) and my dream job (sports Executive). I quickly realized this wasn't me, God truly had it!!

We walk around too often with fear and worry weighing on our shoulders (trust I know this walk all too well). We place a constant hold on ourselves from becoming what God has truly set forth for us to be, because we ponder the "shoulda, coulda, wouldas" and "What ifs." The only "What Ifs" we should take the time to entertain is: What if God had not given his only begotten son? What if we didn't have the faith and trust in God like we should? Where would we be?

1 Peter 5: 5 - 9
5 Young men, in the same way be submissive to those who are older. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because,
"God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble."
6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.
7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
8 Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.
9 Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings.

My Mom recently reminded me that I am again stepping out on faith and it made me stop and think. Why am I stepping out on faith? Last year certainly wasn't the first, nor will it be the last time that He has me covered. I see stepping out on faith as only half way trusting in God and the direction He wants me to go. So from now on I will ONLY be running, skipping, hopping and sprinting out on faith, because I know that God's got it!

So what about you? Are you still stepping?