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God will give us just enough information and guidance when we need it. We don’t have to figure out all the pieces in advance; we only need to trust God enough to take action on what He has shown us.
While I was working in Seattle as a retail merchandiser for a national company, my boss asked me how my Labor Day weekend had been. I told her that I spent the weekend in Portland, Oregon because I was considering going to school in Portland the next fall. We were both surprised at what happened next.
If I had passed up the job transfer I could have enrolled in school and moved a year later, after events had been organized and controlled to my satisfaction. But I would have assumed that I did it on my own. By accepting the opportunity as God presented it, I was able to enjoy the faith adventure and give God the credit for everything that happened.
hen you trust God to lead you—even though you don’t know how things will turn out—exciting things happen. Every time God urges me to take a bold step of faith, I consider it a faith adventure.
As the regional manager, she said that one of her employees in Portland had just ended up on disability leave and would be out until January. My boss said I could fill the position, but I would have to move immediately and I would be out of a job at the end of the year. Without hesitation, I agreed. It seemed like a win-win solution. There were risks, of course. I hadn’t actually been accepted at the school. In fact, I hadn’t even applied because it had only been a thought up until then. Suddenly things were happening faster than I planned, but I packed and moved to Portland on faith that God was opening the door for me to attend seminary.
Walking with God requires two steps: faith and obedience. We simply follow God one step at a time. We can walk with God, enjoying the faith adventures along the way, or we can shrink back from taking the necessary step of faith and miss out on the grand adventure of trusting God’s leading.
What faith adventure does God have for you next?
After I arrived in Portland, I put in my application and waited for a reply. It was in God’s hands, but He had opened the door for my job transfer, so I was confident that things would work out. I just wasn’t sure if I’d have to wait until next fall to start school, which meant I would have to find another job until then. I spent a couple of months waiting and wondering before I finally received an acceptance letter. I was able to begin seminary in January, just when my job ended. Everything worked out perfectly, and I knew that God’s leading had brought me there. I was exactly where God wanted me to be.
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