I Dare You

Am I the only one who feels like God is daring me to do the impossible (or at the very least, something extremely difficult) whenever He asks me to do something or go somewhere for Him?

When He puts an opportunity in front of me that I know I should take, I often struggle to take it because my focus is in the wrong place. When my focus is not on Him, I am not trusting that He can and will see me through to the end. And when He asks me to do something or go somewhere, He is just asking me to act out of an attitude of trust in Him. When He sends me on a mission, it is never something that I can do entirely on my own, and He never expects me to do it on my own. This misconception is a paralyzing lie from Satan, and it can be quite effective. But the antidote I have found is the extensive records of His faithfulness that I have access to. Scripture records His faithfulness from the beginning of time, and He has never been anything but faithful to me in my lifetime. I know I can trust Him, no matter what comes my way. So when God dares me to do something for Him, I can rest assured that He will do the impossible – even to the extent of working through me for my good and His glory!

Now to put this into practice…