Faith

I read this on a friend's Facebook this morning:

Heb. 11:1 "Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see." When we are certain God is in control of these areas and we live like He is in control, that is faith. Ultimately, the way we see God will determine the shape of our faith. If we see a big, faithful, all-powerful God, then our faith will rise to those levels. If we see a small, distant, less active God, then faith will plateau at those levels.

She mentioned in a comment that she read it in her Bible this morning and just wanted to share.  Now I just wanted to share it with you.  It's the verse that's tattooed on my ankle, a life verse for me really.  And the essence of what this blog was created for.  To share our journey of walking and living by faith.

I know that God is in control, that we really are walking by faith because on this side of the giant leap, things are wonderful.  It was scary a few months ago not knowing where we'd be living after Steve graduated, but now after being here for almost 4 months it's not so scary.  And we trusted that God would put us in a place where we'd be used for His glory; where we could make a difference not just with the work that Steve would be doing, but with friends and a church family as well.

Just a few of those things include: getting involved with our church in both small groups and now middle school youth leaders this fall, making new Coast Guard friends, and being able to have a successful budget and building up our savings.  God has blessed us with so much here in our new home, and while work may be stressful at times and being away from family sucks, we are so very happy.

I've always been taught what my friend posted on FB, but I've never seen it lived out personally like I have in this one step of faith that we've taken.  I often wonder where God is going to take us next; I'm not worried.  Because I know that as long as we remain faithful, as long as we continue to see a big God who answers prayers (even if it's not how we think they should be answered), he WILL take care of our every need.  And in turn, our faithfulness will increase.  I known mine has...

And as the NKJV states: "Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things unseen"