Baby Steps to Leaps of Faith

It’s time to leave home and do it on your own—with faith in Him.

November’s Awakening, Day 15
Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step. 
 —Martin Luther King, Jr
I do not want merely to possess a faith, I want a faith that possesses me.
 —Charles Kingsley 

And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. Hebrews 11:6 NIV

           

Our faith must start somewhere just like everything else in life. At our conversion to become believers, God gives us a measure of faith to believe but not mountain-moving faith. We begin by taking baby steps but soon that needs to progress to longer and faster steps till we are running and leaping in faith to maturity. Sadly, however, many of us never get past the baby steps.

            We as parents, expect our children to mature and become adults of character and integrity with the ability to be successful in life on their own. Likewise, God expects us to grow and mature in our faith and move away from home and make it on our own. Our increasing faith is what allows us to live in that blessed assurance of who He is, what He has done for us, and all that He will continue to do. Each obstacle that we overcome in this life should be a faith springboard to propel us ever onward and upward. Faith builds trust, trust builds dedication and commitment, and commitment brings us closer once again to Him as our source of it all.

            Sometimes, the mother eagle has to kick the fledglings out of the nest so they can learn how to fly. Sometimes, God allows obstacles in our lives as opportunities to cultivate and grow our faith. Don’t you think it’s time for you to take some flying leaps of faith?