Earlism #85 Safe In His Faith?
“… God is Not in the Business …
… Of Making Us ‘Feel’ Safe …
… Nor …
… Providing Us with A ‘Safety Net’ …
… A Secure … Short-Term Circumstance or Provision …
… Not When He Has Us …
… Take A HUGE STEP!!! …
… Out In Faith …”
… I once wrote, in my Second Book, Enoch’s Journey: Seven Steps to ‘Was Not’, as a paraphrase of Hebrews 11:1 (EAJ Version) …
… “Now Faith is gleefully stepping into the unknown, without regard for your personal safety or security. Because God Said …” …
… Meaning … when God tells you to take a HUGE step out in Faith … particularly after you have been Seeking & Praying about what He Led you to Pray About long ago …
… God does not often supply the desired … corresponding … seemingly necessary … Safety Net …
… As a matter of fact … When you do take that HUGE STEP OUT on the Tumultuous Waters of Faith …
… Situations & Circumstances in the Short Term … Will start to look more bleak …
… The Winds on those Faith Waters … Will Most Likely … Become More Boisterous … Making the Seas of Faith that you are Walking On look like you are about to Drown …
… But … Since It Was God Who Told You To Step & Walk out there by Faith …
… Just as when Peter started Sinking …
… God will be along to Pull You UP & Pull You THROUGH …
… Peter stepped down from the boat and did walk on the water, making for Jesus …
…But when he saw the fury of the wind he panicked and began to sink calling out, …
… “Lord save me!” …
… At once Jesus reached out his hand and caught him …
(Matthew 14:29-31, Phillips)