There are days when the biggest battle in our lives is not rush hour traffic, temperamental kids, the staff meeting, or a schedule that is already spilling over into tomorrow. It’s not the big fiasco that we are facing or the thousand little things that are nit-picking us to death. No, there are days, perhaps a lot of days, where the biggest battle in our lives is against unbelief. We start to doubt that God cares about what is happening to us and that He is going to do anything about it. To battle unbelief, we must remember God’s faithfulness in the past and remember God’s promises for the future, all of which are “yes” for us because of Jesus. Prayerfully doing this will help us regain our confidence that God has a good reason for what He has allowed into our lives, and that He is actively working it out for our good.
Following Jesus
Following Jesus includes getting out of our comfort zones, heading into the unknown, attempting things beyond our own abilities and resources, traveling hard paths, trying new things and forsaking that which has become too important to us. It also means being faithful where He has already led us, being content with what He has given us now, witnessing to those He has currently placed in our lives, serving Him in this present season, and stewarding what He has entrusted to us “right here, right now”. Your next step may be a small one or a big one, into the familiar or into the unknown. Will you follow Him by faith?
