Faith to Follow

Some people have the faith to follow the road head of them; some just sit by and wait for their big break; some just sit in the church letting other people go! Which are you?

Who are the people that had the faith to follow the invitation that God laid out for them? Ruth, Ester, Mary, Noah, Moses, and Jesus... Each one of these women and men took the challenge and the path that God laid out for them. Think about it... if Noah said no to the boat, Moses said no to leading the Israelite out of slavery, Ruth said no to following Naomi, Ester said no to talking to the king, Mary said no to carrying Jesus and Jesus saying no to the cross!  None of them would have carried out the promises that God had. They would have chosen to stay put and enjoy their lives of comfort. But each one step out of their comfort zone and made the decision to follow God's plan! Which was a better plan then any of them could have done!!!

What about the people who needed to wait for the big break? Aaron, Paul, Peter, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Aaron was called to lead the Israelite to worship after the wonderful things that God did through his brother Moses, Paul had a light struck him down and recover his sight before answering the call of God; Peter had to be called by Jesus not just once but twice before established the church, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John had to be called to follow Jesus, and then called to write the events down of Jesus' life! Some times God does give us a big push to follow His path, after many attempts to do it with faith then with a big pointed sign saying "Here is your big Break"

What about the people who sit in church and let other people go? They are to comfortable to move from the comforts of the church. It is sad to see someone that is gifted say.... I am not called to leave and spread the gospel... I give money to others to do it! This is a shame! God has called everyone to leave the comforts of the church and to spread the word... no matter if you are traveling overseas or across the street! And yes there were people in the bible like this.... Jonah after ignoring the call of God...God forces him to follow His path. What about Barak who God had handed his enemies over to him, but he would not go and do God's will unless Deborah went with him. He lost his victory because he did not have the faith to follow God's plan!

Now you have to sit back and answer the question for yourself! Do you have the faith to follow what God is calling you to do? Or are you sitting around waiting for your big break? Or are you comfortable where you are sitting?