March 6, 2024

There have been several moments in recent years when God asked me to take a step of faith. But it took some time before I realized that was what He was asking of me. Maybe you recognize it. You pray for a while for a certain situation, but not much happens yet. It may frustrate you, but you might also wonder: What is God asking me to do in this situation? I found, and sometimes still find, that it is so difficult to hear God’s voice. Although I notice that things are getting better, God speaks in different ways, and fortunately, I am starting to recognize more and more typically when He wants to say something to me. /*! elementor – v3.20.0 – 13-03-2024 */ .elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px} Small detail Taking a step of faith can sometimes be so terribly scary. This is how I experienced taking the step to register for the mission trip to Brazil. After the penny finally dropped that God wanted me to do this, I had to take the step. It took a long time, and it started with a longing in my heart. This is how He typically works: He brings a desire to your heart.  And after much prayer and many confirmations, it was finally clear to me that this was what God wanted me to do. I was happy and extremely excited, but I just had a few problems.  The biggest obstacle was that I didn’t have money for such a trip (small detail, lol). Okay, I thought, I needed to start building my faith with the Word and started reading the Word about how God provides when you are obedient to what He asks of you. You don’t have to be afraid; He will provide. I came back from the information evening of the trip and felt deep in my soul I’M GOING TO BRAZIL! So, I took a step of faith, signed up for the trip and immediately the next morning I received confirmation in a very special way that God would provide. I received a message from a person. She had told another person that I was going to make this trip and that lady decided she wanted to make a donation. At that moment I didn’t know how much she wanted to donate, but that didn’t matter, it was the first confirmation for me that everything would turn out fine.  The Foundation that organizes these trips requested that you bring “blessing money” of a minimum certain amount. We would spend this amount of money on the spot in São Paulo on the people who needed it there.  Okay, I thought, how are we going to make this happen? I prayed about it and decided to believe God for 5x the amount that was needed. In the end, 7x the required amount was received! How I ended up paying for the trip is still a mystery for me.  I had heard testimonies from people before that God had provided in a special way, but afterward they had no idea how it had actually been made possible. That’s exactly how I experienced it. In any case, it was miraculous.  Finally, I prayed to God, “Okay Lord, I am super grateful that You are sending me, but in addition to believing that You provide, I am also going to believe that I will not be completely broke when I return home😊. I am going to believe You that when I return I will not have to notice financially that I have just made a mega expensive trip.”  And so it happened! The trip was paid for, the blessing money was more than sufficient, and I did not have to live on dry bread and water upon return LOL. “Let it be done just as you believed it would” (Matthew 8:13) Not lacking in anything When we walk in His will, He will also ensure that you do not fall short in anything, and you will get to the place where He wants you! Jesus sent out His disciples in Matthew 10: 9-10, and they were not allowed to take anything with them. This was to show that He would care for them if they went out in His Name. And in Luke 22:35, we also read that they lacked nothing. He not only takes care of you in your daily needs, but He also takes care of you when you go out in His Name. He is our Provider, Jehovah Jireh, the God who provides. His disciples also had to take a step of faith and take Jesus at His word that He would provide for them.  Perhaps they thought, “Just drop by the house quickly to take some things and food,” but Jesus simply asked them to go, and gradually they would discover that He cares for them. But they had to take that step themselves first. How scary that must have been! In those days, they didn’t have shops or gas stations along the side of the road, where you could quickly get a meatball sandwich when you were hungry. They were sent into the wilderness with nothing! There were no roads; they had to do everything on foot, and anything could happen along the way. But they set out, trusting that He would provide! Taking steps in faith can sometimes be very scary. But when you let yourself be led by the Holy Spirit, He will make it clear to you which direction you can go and when it is time to take that step.  Even though in the natural world you cannot yet see where you need to go, or it seems impossible, we walk by faith and not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7).  Do you trust Me? If you are currently in a situation where you need to take a step of faith, I want to encourage you to trust God, Trust Him, and take the steps in a direction that