We had our first snow that amounted to much of anything recently. It was the bitter cold type of storm, and as I walked through the wind, the air stung my face. I was at a retreat and between the cabin and the lodge there was a large field. Heading to the lodge, I stepped on the first bit of snow and fell through. It was hard and iced over, but not strong enough to hold my weight, so step after step, my boots broke through the top layer of ice. With my eyes on the lodge, I kept going anyway.
It made me think about belief.
The snow looked firm. The ice on top of the untouched snow looked like a million diamonds. It was beautiful, but I didn’t know how deep the snow would be until I stepped in, and step after step, I began to trust it enough to hold me up.
It made me wonder if we need to consider what we believe again, and if we are building belief we can stand on.
One belief I needed to consider a few years ago was whether I trusted God as much as I trusted myself. It sounds silly…of course, you should trust God more than yourself. But I was living my plan and happy thinking God’s role was to cheer me on.
Learning to stand on the belief that I actually wanted to trust God more than I trust myself..for me looked like surrender. Saying, “God You, not me. Your plan, not mine. I believe You are for the ultimate good, and that’s what I’m interested in. I want what You want.” It took some training before I could walk on that one. But as God worked that out in my heart, what I found was freedom.
Let’s ask God to reveal the gaps between what we say we believe and how we are living. Let’s ask Him what belief He wants to teach us to stand on.
Some days may feel like pure survival, but with our eyes on our God, who longs to teach us moment-by-moment, even the cluttered days become part of the journey. There can be a flow of what God is teaching you in the busy and even in the mundane, and it makes the days worth living.
Let’s ask Him to teach us the truth, to build belief we can stand on. It’s a prayer He died to answer. I believe He longs to teach us to stand and will give us the stamina to take the next step through the snow. Let’s step in and build some belief we can stand on.
Beliefs that I want to stand on:
- I trust God knows better than I do.
- I believe the purpose of my days is His glory.
- God will intersect my life as I pray.
- Following God is a series of choices moment-by-moment.
- My passion for God is only sustainable with Him as the source.
