The Fun Of Faith - The One Year Uncommon Life Daily Challenge
The Fun of Faith
I don’t know what awaits me. . . . But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus—the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God. Acts 20:22, 24
I’m not one of those guys who handles massive doses of uncertainty well. I can do all right when I look at the big picture and—remembering my past experiences with God—know I can handle it. There have been a number of times when I wasn’t at all sure how things would turn out, like whether we’d win a game or even whether Lauren would say yes when I asked her to marry me.
There have been many times where it would have been nice to know the answer before the question came to mind. To know the result before I tried something. The outcome before we kicked off. At least I think so.
But then where’s the fun and challenge in that? Where’s the faith that things may turn out as I had hoped? Faith. It should be an essential part of our lives. The writer of Hebrews says that “faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see” (Hebrews 11:1).
Here’s the bottom line: just as the apostle Paul experienced, I may not know what awaits me around the next bend, but I have the faith to know that God is not only with me before I get to the bend, but also around that next bend. I also know that I must go because, like Paul says, it is part of finishing the work that God gave me to tell the world about the Good News and the wonderful love of God.
Are you willing to move ahead on something, even if all the ducks don’t seem to be in a row? Or are you afraid to jump in? Life is full of uncertainty; God wants you to be bolstered by faith in Him.
Uncommon Key > Every time you turn to the left or right while driving today, thank God that faith in Him and His purposes for your life will get you around the next bend.
