Faith Leaping

There is so much that I could talk about now that a month has almost gone by, but I don’t ever want my words to be wasted. I want everyone to count for the Kingdom of God. So today, I will share with you a piece of my heart and pray that God moves on yours.

“My friends let me encourage you to move past fear. Don't let fear or what seems right in our own eyes keep you back from living a lifestyle of faith leaping. There is such a unique rich blessing for those who listen and obey. Who walk in faith and NOT BY SIGHT. Who encounter loneliness, brokenness, and the unknown out of a crazy love for Jesus. He never fails! He is true, and He is alive! So stop and breath. Breath deeply of the sweet presence of God. When you walk in radical faith, is when you experience fitting in the Father like a hand in a glove.”

I wrote this the first week after I moved. I was sitting in my kitchen crying. My dad flew back to Washington and the reality of life hit me, I’m alone. Now what? I felt broken and lonely as thoughts of defeat and fear of failure bombarded my mind. What did I do? In the little faith I had, in the slightest strength I had, I worshiped. As I blasted Kim Walker’s song I Still Believe, I felt a faith rise up in me. My Father called me to say goodbye to everything. He called me to sell or give away everything but a few suitcases, to say goodbye to my family and friends, quit a job that I absolutely loved, leave a massive blessing of a church, and move somewhere where I’ve never been. My Father wouldn’t tell me to do all of this just to leave me abandoned. No! I could feel this faith arise in me, and as I started to profess, even though the feelings were not yet there, I still believe, that’s when it happened. The Spirit of God walked in to the kitchen. He heard the silent prayers in my tears and stood right behind me. I could hardly move once I realized who was in the room. But then I was overtaken by His tender love. The Father wrapped His arms around me and we fit together like a hand in a glove.

How sweet, how precious, how breathtaking, how glorious is the love of God! I’ve heard this before, but now I’m learning this through experience. Just as the Lord will fill you to the level that you’re hungry, so the level of faith that you step out in is the level you will experience Him. He will meet you, and you will know Him. In other words, when you step on a limb that might break because you love Jesus enough to walk in radical obedience, watch how close the Father will come behind you. He is faithful! He will never, and I mean never, leave you. He will never drop the ball. So don’t walk in fear! Now is not the time to fear! Keep your eyes fixed on Jesus, put your hope in the Lord, walk in obedience, live a life of faith leaping, and experience the tangible touch of the Father.