Steps of Faith

I am learning how to trust.  I took a huge step of faith this year when I quit my secure job as a paralegal and started my own business as a mediator.  Even though I felt I was in the will of God, it has not been as successful as I had hoped and prayed. Because of this, I must depend solely on my husband's income as a logger. 

John 5:5-6 tells us about a man who had suffered deep-seated and lingering disorder for thirty-eight years.  When Jesus noticed him lying there (helpless), knowing that he had already been a long time in that condition, He said to them, Do you want to become well? 

I am learning that if I want change in my life, I am going to have to do things differently than I have done in the past (thirty-eight years plus).  I am going to have to trust without fear, believe without complaining, and hope without doubt.

I am learning there are some things beyond my control.  I have learned I have to trust God for all my needs according to His riches in glory.  That is a pretty good place to start.

Lord, show me the steps of faith I must take to break any strongholds of fear in my life.  Let me hold steady to your promises with boldness and confidence.  Amen.