Good morning, world. Things are looking pretty good from the front porch of my farm in Virginia today. I met with the Living God when it was still dark outside and as the sun came up in the sky most of my world was masked by the fog. I can’t see the mountains and I can’t see much of the fields, and if I relied on what I can see with my own eyes; I’d doubt their existence at all. But no amount of fog can cause me to doubt, because I’ve seen them and because I love them…they are a part of me, and I can feel them even when they’re shrouded in fog….and so it is with my God. Nothing can cause me to doubt and nothing can dim what I know because I’ve “seen” Him and because I love Him and He lives within me. “He’s the same yesterday and today and forever” and no matter what I see or don’t see with my human eyes; nothing will ever change when it comes to the Living God. Isn’t that the way you see Him too?

I was a hard-nut-to-crack when it comes to my Faith, because I spent most of my life straining to see what was ahead so that I could prepare myself for the upcoming storm. I took my own insecurities into my Faith and I’d reason and I’d rationalize and I made every attempt to anticipate God’s next move. I tried to think like He thinks and I’d tried to understand His reasoning, and when I didn’t see things going smoothly; I’d be inclined to believe that it wasn’t of God in the first place. I wanted clear and specific directions and I wanted my Marching Orders made known at every twist and turn in Life. I’d often sit in the fog and wait for “signs” of the Son or the “OK” to move forward, and more often than not; I was of no Good use because of it. Time and effort and Love have matured me since those early days, but the turning point for this hard-headed woman was when God brought the fog into my life and it was so thick and so dark that I couldn’t see any way through it or around it. My mind couldn’t come up with a plan for survival and I threw in the towel in my weakness, and when I did; God showed up. When I had no more strength to go on…He gave me Hope. When I had no plan for Survival…He opened doors. When I couldn’t figure out what my next step should be…He made my path straight. It’s only when I learned to Trust Him in the fog that I learned to Surrender to whatever He has Planned for me….yesterday, today and forever. This is what Faith looks like.

It’s when we get to that place of Surrender, and it’s only when we sincerely learn to Trust Him that we take our Boldest Steps. We don’t sit back and wait for step-by-step Instructions or “signs” no more than Moses did when he lead God’s people to the Promised Land. When Moses needed help; God was there to deliver. But every other day for those 40 years, Moses did his part. He kept putting one foot in front of the other and he used the Gift of his God-given mind and his God-prepared heart to get the job done. Moses had no earthly idea of what he would encounter as he lead millions of people toward God’s Plan for them, but that didn’t stop Him…he kept moving in Trust. I may not have been given a Moses-sized Purpose for this Life, but my Purpose is just as Inspired as the one Moses was called to walk through…and so is yours. But as long as we live in fear…as long as we wait for clear and specific instructions…as long as we look for “signs” to confirm our direction…as long as we wait for the “warm and fuzzies”…we aren’t living in Faith at all. Faith comes in when we move through the fog without knowing exactly where we’ll end up and Faith is working far beyond the fear to fulfill that God-sized Purpose for our lives…even if it doesn’t make sense to the world around us. This is what Trust looks like.

I’m looking past the Fog in my life and I’m confident of Good things. I see a piece of my Future through the fog and I’m excited. I don’t spin my wheels looking for rhyme and reason anymore because it rarely exists when it comes to God-sized Plans. When I can’t see; I’ll Trust Him. When I’m weary; I’ll Trust Him. When I don’t understand; I’ll Trust Him. And, just like Moses and a whole lot of others before me; I’ll keep doing my part. I’ll keep moving and I’ll use my God-given mind and my God-prepared heart to get there. This is what walking the Walk looks like.

How about you?