Nothing but Faith and Hope

A lot of times in life, we have to take some risks and make tough decisions but the normal human reaction to change is resistance; we would rather have things the way we are used to, I mean, change can be very scary. The devil uses inertia to ruin a lot of projects, you don't want to know how many people die with their dreams simply because they didn't have courage enough to step out of their comfort zones and give it a trial. 

I came across a very nice motivational quote recently. It goes thus: "It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful. There is more security in the adventurous and exciting, for in movement there is life, and in change there is power." -Alan Cohen. I know you would agree with me that this quote is true. I have actually had moments when I didn't feel courageous and instead of facing my fears, I would make excuses and procastinate. With God's help, recently, I have become more courageous, I have learnt to procastinate less, focus my mind more on the things I want and less on the things I fear. By so doing, I have become a happier person.

I have been inspired by different stories of people who stepped into the unknown with nothing but faith and hope. All these stories don't neccesarily have happy endings but they all have one thing in common, those people come out better and wiser. One that I find most interesting and inspiring is the story of Abraham in the Bible.  I read Genesis 12 and I just admire him, I wish I could trust God like he did, the way he obeyed without questioning and went as the Lord told him, to an unknown land with nothing but faith in God and hope. I pray for such grace for myself and for you. I know it wasn't an easy ride for him and it most likely won't be for me as the popular saying "God didn’t promise smooth sailing just a safe harbor", but I know that I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me Philippians 4:13 and I know that His plans for me are good and not evil, to give me a future and and a hope Jeremiah 29:11 therefore, I will Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation and be constant in prayer Romans 12:12 .

So I urge you my beloved people to take that step of faith, trust God and step into the unknown, in as much as you have faith and hope in God, you have all you need. Doing anything short of this is telling God and yourself that you don't trust Him enough and on that note, I ask you this question someone asked me sometime ago, "Does it hurt when people don’t trust you? Imagine how God feels".