Mastering faith is hard, man. I’ve just come to that conclusion. I’ve been working on it for a while and each day it seems to get harder. It’s not that I don’t trust God, I mean… God is working on me in building up my trust to new levels. It’s just difficult to move into something that doesn’t feel like a sure thing. Moving without seeing just takes courage… and it takes trust.
The thing about us, as humans, that I’ve learned is that we forget how God works. God will bring us through a situation. Like, He’ll work a miracle of some sort (Bills paid, scholarships, saving a relationship, saving a life, etc.)… we will go through this period of struggle and God will work it out or us! Then, He’ll give us a period of rest and when it’s time for God to move us again, we get scared as if God hasn’t already moved on our behalf in the past.
God has been working with me a lot on temporary places. Places that were only meant to house us for our period of rest… or for just a short time as we move forward in our journey to purpose. Places that have what we need for whatever season we are in, but they don’t have what we need to the season we are headed into! Places that look and feel good! God has shown me this to let me know that some places are just for rest… not settlement.
I’m currently experiencing that. For the last few years, I’ve been in a pretty decent place in life. Everything around me has been adequate for where I was in life. My job, my music, my worship, my church and work in church, my friends… everything! Recently, I’ve been experiencing a bit of a spiritual nudge. It’s like all of these things that have been working wonderfully for the last 3-4 years are suddenly not enough. God is requiring more… I can feel it. I see it! And, I can’t help but feel like the next level in my life is just going to require more from me all around! So… I want more and I’m giving more, sure. But!! I KNOW that there is still even more to be done. I’ve taken some steps towards prepping myself, but I know that the cocoon that I have been living in is growing too small. This isn’t pertaining to my music and whether or not I “make it big” but it has everything to do with my spiritual life and what God has called me to do.
We all have assignments. We were created to complete a specific thing that God needed us for in the Earth. Getting to these places and doing the work is tough, but I imagine that the reward of living and working for Christ is far bigger than whatever exhaustion we may be feeling. We all have work to do… and we can’t afford to stay in the same spiritual place.
The bible constantly inspires us to grow spiritually. I want to encourage people who are reading this, and like me, you may feel a little scared about where you’re headed. This is big. This is different. This is uncomfortable. Whatever your “this” is, It’s going to be fine! Trust God... like, really trust Him! Don’t let what you see in front of you alter what you know to be true about God. As Christians, we can’t operate like the people we work with and see on TV. In order for our lives to work properly… in order for us to reach what God is calling us to, we have to apply faith.
Without faith, can’t move forward in our purpose. I’ve noticed that a lot of times, our purpose is often waaaaaaay bigger than the area of life that we are in. Therefore, it requires movement. Then rest. Movement, then rest, then movement… and eventually, we reach completion of purpose! My prayer is that you will never confuse your places of rest with your place of purpose.
Apply faith and keep moving! Don’t stop in a temporary place!