Some time ago, I was reading the Bible and I noticed the words of Jesus in His final prayer before going to the cross. Although I had read these words many times before, it was as if I were seeing then for the first time. Tears filled my eyes as I read what Jesus said to His Father just hours before His death on the cross. “I glorified You on the earth, having accomplished the work which You have given me to do” (John 17:4). I prayed that day: “Father, that’s what I want to be able to say when I leave this world — that I’ve glorified you on the earth, and I accomplished what you gave me to do.”
While Christianity is not only about doing, we learn that as Christ lives through us, there certainly are things we will do during our lifetime to make an eternal difference. You obviously want to do those things He has planned for you or you wouldn’t be reading this book.
It’s time for you to move out in boldness. You’ve put your fears and guilt behind you now. You thought that you found security in the familiar but now you realize that your so-called security was really just a prison of doubt and fear that held you back from experiencing all that God wants you to enjoy.
You were afraid to try new things, afraid of new situations, afraid of looking foolish to other people, afraid of failing if you were to try something different from your ordinary lifestyle. You are now beginning to move forward in faith. It’s okay that you may think your faith is wobbly faith. Stepping out and moving forward is an act of boldness. What you may feel on an emotional level isn’t the criterion for measuring your boldness. Actions indicate that. Faith is verb, which points to action, not an adjective that describes feelings.
A former U. S. military leader named Grace Murray Hopper once said, “A ship in port is safe. But that’s not what ships are built for.” We were not made for “safety” as our highest value. We were made to live an adventure!
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