Stepping out in faith?

[residentofcre]

What exactly does this mean? Do I wait for my Lord to set things up for me or do I go out and work at finding out what His plan is?

I've hear this phrase "step out in faith" every single day since the 90 days term on the POACRE job came about. OK... I'm in prayer and I'm a woman who understands that God is in control. I also understand that He has a plan.

I also know He knows I have a need to know.... so I'm posting this here...

Please say a prayer before responding...

Thanks

 

[Kain99]

From my heart: God did not create zombies. He wants you to be active in your own life. He expects greatness.

 

[residentofcre]

Kain... only His plan is going to work now because apparently based on more than I can print here... a plan is in the works....

How do I know what His plan? How do I know which step to take? Is it one along the current path or an old path or a new path?

Please pray before responding....

Thanks

 

[Kain99]

Kain... only His plan is going to work now because apparently based on more than I can print here... a plan is in the works....

How do I know what His plan? How do I know which step to take? Is it one along the current path or an old path or a new path?

Please pray before responding....

Thanks

Spend time with God.... Take an hour and pray while your in the bathtub. Just ask him, Lord please lead me. Then trust that he is.

Forget your own agenda just go with God. It's really easy once you learn to let go.

 

[Kain99]

And... You have to know that if you make the wrong decision ... That was Gods plan.

 

[residentofcre]

I knew the POACRE job was scheduled to end today. I had successfully completed the change over and with a little care and work... the accounting system is ready to be used correctly.... and I didn't know if they were going to ask me to stay and work or if they were going to let me go....

I went outside and once alone with my thoughts I prayed very specifically for Him to let me know what's next. I told Him I needed to know "today" then added that my day Lord, sun up sun down, "because Your day is so much longer"... I reminded Him that He knows I am one of those who need to know...

Not 45 minutes later... the answer was in writing ... a memo... thanking me for my work... and "comp"ing me for 3 days pay.... Then the phrase began... stepping out in faith... step out in faith... I also heard the story of Jonathan when he was alone with his armor bearer against the Philistines.... and then again and again and again with the stepping out in faith....

What does He want me to do?

Please pray before responding....

Thanks

 

[Dondi]

So you didn't get the job.

I once was looking at a job that was what I thought a dream job. But I needed a certain qualification that required a substantial amount of money to go through this course, which I didn't have. So I prayed about it and asked my mother for a loan. She said she would have no trouble with it, but she asked if am I sure that this is what God wants you to do? I was fairly confident it was. She said that she would pray about it also.

The next day, however, my Mom came up to me and told me she had a troubled dream about persuing this particular job. Now this is coming not one that has never, ever pried into my affairs, but she was convinced that I'm doing the wrong thing. She said I ought to wait that God would give me something, but not this.

I didn't know what to do. That job was so tempting to me. But I relented and waited. And waited. (Well, I was sending out my resume and making calls, so it wasn't like I was idle)

Finally, I get a call for a phone interview for a defense contractor job here at Pax. I ended up getting a job that paid about 1 1/2 times more than the other job. A better job with a bit more security and comparable benefits.

 

[residentofcre]

I had the job... it came to a successful finish.... but there was a chance that it would lead to a permanent position.... A chance...

I am sending out resumes.

I just don't understand what "stepping out in faith" really means. I've heard it over and over and over again since this all started.

Even when I went to the post office the other day to mail out a resume [I was out of stamps for the first time in forever it seems] the clerk said "sometimes you have to step out in faith".... how odd is that?

So what does it mean? Step out where? Step how?

Please pray before responding....

Thanks

 

[Kain99]

Heard a great story today!!! Girl on the radio was admitting that she is super stressed. She was praying to God to just give her a sign! Now! because she was so confused....Come on God ANSWER ME!

In that moment a bottle of Orange Listerine fell of the bathroom counter.... She picked it up and in BIG BOLD LETTERS it read...

LESS INTENSE JUST AS EFFECTIVE!

Relax....Go with God even if it's against your ideas, hopes, etc.

 

[ItalianScallion]

How do I know what His plan? How do I know which step to take? Is it one along the current path or an old path or a new path?

I just don't understand what "stepping out in faith" really means. I've heard it over and over and over again since this all started.
Even when I went to the post office the other day to mail out a resume [I was out of stamps for the first time in forever it seems] the clerk said "sometimes you have to step out in faith".... how odd is that?
So what does it mean? Step out where? Step how?

Hello RF. It simply means that, after you have trusted God with your life, you take a step that you feel He is leading you to take. If it is the wrong step, He'll stop you. If it is the right one, He'll lead you on further.
If you are looking for work and you feel He's leading you towards a certain job, after lots of sincere prayer, go for it. If it works out; great. If not, it wasn't for you and He'll show you what's next.

 

[libby]

IMO, stepping out in faith means doing God's Will even if it seems, for the moment, like it's going to cause you more pain/discomfort/distress. When I was young I worked as a nurse's assistant while in college. The local hospital offered me a job in their abortion clinic. At the time I was opposed to abortion, but not as vehemently as I am now, and I was considering taking the job, although I knew it would be in direct opposition to what I believed was God's will. I didn't have another job offer, what was I to do? Well, I turned down the job, and within a day the hospital offered me another position, where I ultimately met my husband.
We are not pre-destined, we are active participants, which I believe a pp already said. We can thwart God's Will (like Adam and Eve did), but He has another plan for us to ultimately bring about the good, if we return to Him in repentance and love.

 

[residentofcre]

IMO, stepping out in faith means doing God's Will even if it seems, for the moment, like it's going to cause you more pain/discomfort/distress. When I was young I worked as a nurse's assistant while in college. The local hospital offered me a job in their abortion clinic. At the time I was opposed to abortion, but not as vehemently as I am now, and I was considering taking the job, although I knew it would be in direct opposition to what I believed was God's will. I didn't have another job offer, what was I to do? Well, I turned down the job, and within a day the hospital offered me another position, where I ultimately met my husband.
We are not pre-destined, we are active participants, which I believe a pp already said. We can thwart God's Will (like Adam and Eve did), but He has another plan for us to ultimately bring about the good, if we return to Him in repentance and love.

Awesome.... This really makes sense to me... thanks...

 

[PsyOps]

I had the job... it came to a successful finish.... but there was a chance that it would lead to a permanent position.... A chance...

I am sending out resumes.

I just don't understand what "stepping out in faith" really means. I've heard it over and over and over again since this all started.

Even when I went to the post office the other day to mail out a resume [I was out of stamps for the first time in forever it seems] the clerk said "sometimes you have to step out in faith".... how odd is that?

So what does it mean? Step out where? Step how?

Please pray before responding....

Thanks

You're doing it now. Anyone who has been a Christian for any period of time knows God does not pull your strings making sure no harm or problems will hit you. It's what you do with those trials that determines your faith. THAT is the stepping out. With everything pray and trust God. And be prepared that the answer will be something unexpected.

"Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God. Then the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus."... Philippians 4:6-7

 

[Marie]

Stepping out on faith is when God ask you respond in obidence and the process repeats itself and you grow spirtually.

I want to serve God and an opturinty came to go to China for 6 months it means selling my house, quitting my Job and taking a step of faith.

God called Abraham he went.
God called Mosess he made excuses and he went.


I dont think God called me to be a missionary, but I asked to serve him so maybe this is a first step.

Godly council steered me away from China, but I meet with the denomination Elders next week. The house goes on the market the 22nd I think.

I am praying God will open doors for me that he wants me to walk through and close those that are not what I am supose to be doing.

Maybe I am to finish me degree so I can get ordained and I am just over anxious and impatient..

The Supreme Climb
He said, ’Take now your son . . .’ —Genesis 22:2
God’s command is, "Take now," not later. It is incredible how we debate! We know something is right, but we try to find excuses for not doing it immediately. If we are to climb to the height God reveals, it can never be done later— it must be done now. And the sacrifice must be worked through our will before we actually perform it.
"So Abraham rose early in the morning . . . and went to the place of which God had told him" ( Genesis 22:3 ). Oh, the wonderful simplicity of Abraham! When God spoke, he did not "confer with flesh and blood" ( Galatians 1:16 ). Beware when you want to "confer with flesh and blood" or even your own thoughts, insights, or understandings— anything that is not based on your personal relationship with God. These are all things that compete with and hinder obedience to God.
Abraham did not choose what the sacrifice would be. Always guard against self-chosen service for God. Self-sacrifice may be a disease that impairs your service. If God has made your cup sweet, drink it with grace; or even if He has made it bitter, drink it in communion with Him. If the providential will of God means a hard and difficult time for you, go through it. But never decide the place of your own martyrdom, as if to say, "I will only go to there, but no farther." God chose the test for Abraham, and Abraham neither delayed nor protested, but steadily obeyed. If you are not living in touch with God, it is easy to blame Him or pass judgment on Him. You must go through the trial before you have any right to pronounce a verdict, because by going through the trial you learn to know God better. God is working in us to reach His highest goals until His purpose and our purpose become one

 

[Marie]

Fellowship in the Gospel

. . . fellow laborer in the gospel of Christ . . . —1 Thessalonians 3:2
After sanctification, it is difficult to state what your purpose in life is, because God has moved you into His purpose through the Holy Spirit. He is using you now for His purposes throughout the world as He used His Son for the purpose of our salvation. If you seek great things for yourself, thinking, "God has called me for this and for that," you barricade God from using you. As long as you maintain your own personal interests and ambitions, you cannot be completely aligned or identified with God’s interests. This can only be accomplished by giving up all of your personal plans once and for all, and by allowing God to take you directly into His purpose for the world. Your understanding of your ways must also be surrendered, because they are now the ways of the Lord.
I must learn that the purpose of my life belongs to God, not me. God is using me from His great personal perspective, and all He asks of me is that I trust Him. I should never say, "Lord, this causes me such heartache." To talk that way makes me a stumbling block. When I stop telling God what I want, He can freely work His will in me without any hindrance. He can crush me, exalt me, or do anything else He chooses. He simply asks me to have absolute faith in Him and His goodness. Self-pity is of the devil, and if I wallow in it I cannot be used by God for His purpose in the world. Doing this creates for me my own cozy "world within the world," and God will not be allowed to move me from it because of my fear of being "frost-bitten."