Mar 17 - "Baby Steps"

Romans 4:13-25
"Hoping against hope, he believed that he would become “the father of many nations,” according to what was said, “So numerous shall your descendants be.” He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was already as good as dead (for he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah’s womb. No distrust made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, being fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised."
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When I consider Abraham, and the amount of faith he had, I cannot imagine possessing such an unconditional trust of God.

Not only did Abraham believe that God would bring a son to he and Sarah when they were already well past child-bearing years, he eventually followed God's call to him, to sacrifice his son. We know how that story ended; God provided a lamb to Abraham for sacrifice in place of Isaac, just as this terrible act was about to take place. As the father of three daughters, if God asked me to do the same with one of them, I couldn't do it.

Depending on where we are in our Walk, trying to achieve Abraham's level of faith might be a stretch. But, in the early stages of our relationship with God, do we have to go that far? As a runner, I have learned through trial and error the right way to approach training; start easy...don't go out on the first day and try to run 26.2 miles. You need to start small. The training will build on itself and your body will be ready for the next step. Your first 10-miler might be the hardest thing ever, but after 10...or 20 of them, they feel like a breeze.

I think faith is like this too. When we put our trust in God at the early stages of our relationship with Him, we may need to start small. Our ability to trust in Him over time will grow as we gradually build up our ability to let go and let God run the show.

So today, trust God in a little thing; offer up to Him some small burden. There is no need to start your faith training with a marathon. Take some baby steps first.