The Faith Factor

“This was a mistake. Maybe God didn’t really tell me to do that like I thought. Maybe it was me.”

Have you been here before? Have you ever doubted what God told you—I mean, what you surely knew that He told you all because things got a little hard?

Before I started this blog and every time before I got ready to launch it, one more thing occurred and I’m like, “Well, maybe this just isn’t meant to be.”

Ha!

Faith is…hard. I don’t care what anyone tells you. That’s why some people just don’t get it. Some people can’t wrap their heads around believing a very intangible thing is real. In my creative mind, I see faith as walking in the air. Yes, in the clouds; the sky—the very place that planes soar. But, you’re taking a step not knowing if you’ll step onto a solid thing or if you’ll step right into air and plummet thousands of miles to the ground. Doesn’t that sound scary to you? You are literally taking a step when you know there isn’t a solid foundation.

I don’t know many people who would do that. And this is exactly why many people…don’t.

Working your faith is a complete job. You take a step knowing and believing that God will place another piece of your path right in front of you even though you don’t see it. And what’s best about it is that even though you get a little doubtful or concerned sometimes, God doesn’t make you feel bad about it.

I don’t know about y’all, but when I start to let my humanity come forward a little and ask God, “Are you sure?” He responds almost immediately and says, “Yes. Remember what I told you.” It’s almost as if when he sees I get a little scared that instead of just one more block in the concrete path he’s building on my faith, he puts a few more so that I can keep walking a little more confidently.

I don’t want to lose you with this metaphor, but what you need to know is that just because God told you to do a thing, it doesn’t mean that it will be without trials.

If anything, that doubt comes from fear. And we all know that God has not given us the spirit of fear, so where do you think it comes from?

Let me tell you, that when you step out into uncomfortable situation, the enemy bides his time until he sees you’re starting to get a little concerned. When God first gives you a task, you’re excited—you’re ready! There is nothing that can stop you. But, the enemy, he’ll wait until you’re not as excited, when the worry starts to creep in and take that little bit of concern and turn it into a molehill if you let him.

“What were you thinking? You look crazy right now. I’d quit right now if I were you. Save yourself even more embarrassment and walk away while you still have your dignity. Don’t you see all those people waiting on you to fail? They’re going to laugh. They’re laughing now. Look at your bank account. Those funds are low. What are you going to do? You don’t have enough. You’re not enough. You’ll never be enough. It hasn’t happened yet. You’ve been working on this for how long now and it still…hasn’t happened…yet. You look stupid. This wasn’t God. This was what you told yourself and convinced yourself it was God.”

Whew!

He gets really ugly when he wants to, doesn’t he? Whispering all those sour-nothings into your ear. And you’re listening to them as if they are the gospel truth.

No, no! I said no.

Don’t do it.

If you stepped out on faith and know it down in your God-loving soul that this is what God told you to do, then don’t let the first sign of trouble cause you to doubt. That’s not the time to doubt. That’s the time to dig those heels in and add a little extra weight to it and go even harder!!

You see, all the enemy is trying to do is to get you back to that place of comfortability where you stop and don’t finish the task that God has given you. But we’re not stopping, are we?

Nope. Not even close.

Kids may be afraid to confront a bully by themselves. They may feel they are not strong enough or not smart enough to outwit them by themselves. But have you ever seen a child confront their bully with their mother or father in tow behind them? They walk differently. They have a different air of confidence about them. They are not afraid because they know who’s with them is strong enough and more than smart enough to win!

This is how we need to be!

We know who is standing behind us, so even if we don’t feel qualified or we may not be the smartest person in the room—guess what? Our Father is. And He has all things in his hands. And because of who our Father is, even if we’re not qualified, we get certain perks. Call it nepotism if you want, I’m calling it benefits. The benefits of being the child of the Most High.

Don’t you do all that you can for your children? Wouldn’t you be that same parent walking boldly behind your child to let them know you have their back? Wouldn’t you give your entire everything for your child? And “if ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts. unto your children, how much more shall your Father which… is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!” (Matt 7:11)

Listen, he never said easy. He simply told you to step out. He didn’t say the path was laid for you already. He simply said to step out. He gave you the vision. You obeyed. Now all you have to do is trust.

That’s it.

Trust.

Because if He said it, it will come to pass. And maybe it’s not tomorrow, next month or even next year; but “when the time is right, I, the Lord, will make it happen.” (Isaiah 60:22)

If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a million times: In God’s time.

It’s better than ours. So trust it.

You haven’t made a mistake. You’ve made the best choice you could have ever made. You stepped out.

Now keep walking.

He’s building on your faith!