Faith vs FearНамуна

About ten years ago, I felt God calling me into full-time ministry. At that point, I had been a songwriter and worship leader for over 15 years, but I had always balanced ministry with a full-time job.

Though pursuing ministry full-time was a lifelong dream, I also had some reservations. For one thing, Jenny and I were planning to get married, and I was scared that without the certainty of a monthly salary, our brand-new family would be off to a rough start.

But I felt God pulling on the strings of my heart, so I decided to take a leap of faith and trust that:

"The One who calls me is faithful, and He will do it.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:24

Faith and fear coincide when God asks us to do something outside our comfort zone.

“Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.”
– Martin Luther King, Jr.

When God called Moses to bring the Israelites out of Egypt (Exodus 3), Moses had a similar reaction to mine. He started to list all his fears: “What am I going to say to them?” " What if they don’t believe me?” “I am a stutterer.” Moses ultimately decided to have faith, and the rest is history.

Fear says “what if”. Faith says “even if”.

A powerful example of “even if” kind of faith is found in Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who were about to be thrown into a fiery furnace for refusing to bow down to an idol (Daniel 3). They said:

“We know that the God we serve is able to save us, but even if He doesn’t, we will not worship any other Gods.” - Daniel 3:18

My friend, is God calling you to step out of your comfort zone today?

Hey! You are a Chamatkar.

Cameron Mendes

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