Are you dreaming about that next step? Do you desire a change in your life?
Sometimes I wish the answer would appear in the sky and tell me what to do! Ever been there?
Sometimes it’s so confusing when you need answers and all you hear is silence.
So you keep thinking…and dreaming.
Your mind plays the same recordings over and over again. “What if it doesn’t work out”? “I don’t want to waste money”, “Is it too late”? ” How can I find the time”? “How do I even start?”
What will it take for you to take that step? The one you have analyzed to death and talked yourself out of a million times, even though it won’t let go of your heart.
Change is scary! Big time scary sometimes! If we could just by-pass the hard stuff!
We want the end result without the journey.
Sounds like an easier path, but oh all that you would miss along the way!
I could probably be a professional analyzer if I’m honest. It’s not always a good thing. I like to dissect a situation and spin it around all different angles and talk about it until I’m tired of hearing myself. I want it all wrapped up in a neat package before I take that big step. When I waste time like that, I’m missing out on letting God take me deeper in trusting Him and of seeing all that He has for my life.
If we took the step then who is going to take care of everyone? Who is going to cook the meals, walk the dog, clean the house, and the zillion other things we do every day?
What I’ve learned is that sometimes you just have to trust without having all the answers, and without knowing how it’s going to turn out. That’s what faith is. Believing and not seeing.
How can you take that first step?
Are you needing to make a decision about something new in your life? Has something caught you off guard that you could be excited about if you let yourself? Has that buried dream resurrected again and won’t let go of your heart and mind?
Or maybe you need to take a step in something more personal like emotional, physical or spiritual health. Take a step in your thinking to believe that you will get better. Say a prayer maybe for the first time and let faith start to grow. Do you need to make some changes in your eating? Are you sitting too much and just not motivated? Do you need to talk to a counselor or a trusted friend about burdens you have carried way too long?
It all begins with that first step of desiring something more. A change in the situation. Your time is now, today, to believe that you can do it.
Next steps can be big or small. Sometimes you get on the fast track and other times its a slow pace. As long as your going forward your on the right path. Easy? Not always. Worth it? ALWAYS!!! To come alongside God stepping into what could be your life’s biggest blessings, or experiencing God in a way that makes you want to never be without Him again, is always worth it!
Today is the day!
Don’t let fear, excuses, or routine and comfort hold you back from stepping into something awesome that God has planned for you, or a change that you want to see in your life. Don’t miss it!! No more “what if’ thinking. You will never know the impact you can have unless you believe that God can be trusted.
No more analyzing and sleepless nights about what you should do. Ask God for increased faith to take the next step, and get ready to put your walking shoes on. He’s taking you on an adventure with Him, and it’s going to be amazing!!
Until next time,
~pat
