hen you trust God to lead you—even

though you don’t know how things will turn

out—exciting things happen. Every time

God urges me to take a bold step of faith, I consider it a

faith adventure.

While I was working in Seattle as a retail merchandiser

for a national company, my boss asked me how my

Labor Day weekend had been. I told her that I spent the

weekend in Portland, Oregon because I was considering

going to school in Portland the next fall. We were both

surprised at what happened next.

As the regional manager, she said that one of her

employees in Portland had just ended up on disability

leave and would be out until January. My boss said I

could fill the position, but I would have to move

immediately and I would be out of a job at the end of

the year. Without hesitation, I agreed. It seemed like a

win-win solution.

There were risks, of course. I hadn’t actually been

accepted at the school. In fact, I hadn’t even applied

because it had only been a thought up until then.

Suddenly things were happening faster than I planned,

but I packed and moved to Portland on faith that God

was opening the door for me to attend seminary.

After I arrived in Portland, I put in my application and

waited for a reply. It was in God’s hands, but He had

opened the door for my job transfer, so I was confident

that things would work out. I just wasn’t sure if I’d have

to wait until next fall to start school, which meant I

would have to find another job until then.

I spent a couple of months waiting and wondering

before I finally received an acceptance letter. I was able

to begin seminary in January, just when my job ended.

Everything worked out perfectly, and I knew that God’s

leading had brought me there. I was exactly where God

wanted me to be.

God will give us just enough information and guidance

when we need it. We don’t have to figure out all the

pieces in advance; we only need to trust God enough to

take action on what He has shown us.

If I had passed up the job transfer I could have enrolled

in school and moved a year later, after events had been

organized and controlled to my satisfaction. But I would

have assumed that I did it on my own. By accepting the

opportunity as God presented it, I was able to enjoy the

faith adventure and give God the credit for everything

that happened.

Walking with God requires two steps: faith and

obedience. We simply follow God one step at a time.

We can walk with God, enjoying the faith adventures

along the way, or we can shrink back from taking the

necessary step of faith and miss out on the grand

adventure of trusting God’s leading.

What faith adventure does God

have for you next?

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