Thursday, June 27, 2013

walking by faith...

how often do we limit ourselves out of a fear of the messy and unpredictable?

umm...only all the time.

over the past several years i've been learning about risk.  it's been pretty clearly established that i don't take risks easily.  i like to stay in the safety of the familiar and the comfortable.

but, what i'm learning is that a life without risk and taking chances is a life without adventure.  and, possibly even a life filled with regrets.  is that really a life i want to live?  not even a little bit.  so, slowly but surely i'm learning to stretch myself out of my comfort zone and do things that scare me just a little bit.

recently i've had the opportunity to put this into practice.  for a long time i've had a dream to design cool t-shirts that people would want to wear.  well, with the help of a good friend (who doesn't easily get scared by the unknown), that dream is in the process of becoming a reality.  it's happened very fast, which is scary.  i can't even tell you the steps that took place to get us to where we are today.  all i know is that those steps happened and we're here, which is amazing!

one night, while i was working on the shirts, the song "walk by faith" by jeremy camp came on my pandora station.  the chorus says, "i will walk by faith, even when i cannot see."  sometimes i wish that my life were like a movie where i get the script ahead of time.  if only i could see how this would end...see the outcome.  unfortunately, that's impossible and life is unpredictable.  this moment with jeremy camp inspired this shirt...(which happens to be my favorite and i can't wait to see it printed)

can i see God's hand in this...yes, very clearly.  taking this risk, putting myself out there is scary, but it also takes a step of faith, trusting that God's plan is perfect.  would i love to see the final outcome before i take that step, of course.  but, that's not what faith is about.  so, i choose to walk BY FAITH, even when i cannot see!

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