What if…you said “yes” to God?
I have no idea what I’m doing.
Whew! Feels good to get that off my chest!
But, in all honesty, I really have no idea what I’m doing.
Not only do I not know how to start a blog, but I also feel:
full of fear;
highly doubtful;
worried that people will think I’m nuts;
undeserving;
impatient;
and unsure.
Full of what-ifs…
I like to stay bundled up nice and cozy in what I know best - my comfort zone. I know a lot of things when I stay in that zone. But God tends to have other plans when it comes to staying there. He starts with a little whisper that is easy to ignore (one of these days, I will just listen the first time I hear His voice). Then He gets a little louder. Song lyrics or a verse pop into my head that have the same message He’s been trying to convey. Other people talk into the message and give encouragement they didn’t know I needed. That idea keeps popping up over and over and over again. A Sunday message at church talks about the exact thing I needed to hear.
Then I take the idea and hold it in my hand. I turn it this way and that. Examine it. Feel the belief growing within myself. Then comes the choice - do I keep going and follow God’s prompting or tuck that idea away to possibly come back to someday?
If you’ve been through something similar, I completely understand where you are coming from.
So, why would I jump into this terrifying deep lake of “I don’t know” with a long list of cons, worries, fears, and doubts?
From Doubt to Freedom
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Because Noah did the same
If I were Noah, this is the possible list of cons I would have had when God told me to build an ark:
I’m 500 years old! (that is super old!)
I’m a farmer, not a boat builder!
I have no idea how to build a boat, let alone one that size!
I have a family to take care of and support!
Why would I need a boat in a desert?!
People are going to think I’m nuts!
This is going to take for-ev-er….
You’re really asking a lot here God.
This ark is going to sink because I have no idea what I’m doing…
I’m sure I could think of more, but that would be enough for me to turn and run the other way. If you can’t quite tell yet, I’m a bit of a planner with a small control-freak streak.
It’s probably a good thing that I’m not being tasked with saving the human race and all the animals like Noah was.
“So Noah did everything exactly as God had commanded him”
God is faithful
With all the reasons Noah could have used to put that idea away for someday, he chose to immediately set off on the journey of building an ark. He didn’t know what he was doing. He knew it would take a long time. He knew it would be difficult and there would be setbacks. He knew there would be a lot of trial and error involved in the process.
He also knew God was faithful. He knew God wouldn’t give him this task if he wasn’t capable. He knew God would make a way so he said “yes.”
It’s reassuring to know God knows I’m capable of doing something great before I even know anything about the task at hand. This journey will bring me closer to God and I will be lucky enough to learn skills that I never knew I would (technology and I tend to argue). My faith will be tested. My willingness has already been pushed to the brink because I have dragged my feet with getting started.
Even with a huge list of cons, worries, fears, and doubts, God is working and creating my story as I step out into His faithfulness.
I’m focusing on one log at a time to build my ark. I hope you will too!
“It was by faith that Noah built a large boat to save his family from the flood. He obeyed God, who warned him about things that had never happened before.”
Are you avoiding a journey God has called you to? Or have you already taken steps to follow God’s calling on your life?
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