As I stand before the open door peering into the unknown space, I hear him call. It’s a distinct, tender, yet full of authority voice that confidently says my name as though he gave it to me. He knows me. Knows me well as he calls me to him. I feel an affinity to him.
I stand still. Not frozen. Paused. As I breathe gently waiting for the unknown to become familiar, I pause. What is the next step. Logically, I walk through the open door, one foot in front of the other. Yet, I struggle to be present in the logic. I have many questions. Is it a big step? Small step? Walk? Run? And, what is on the other side? Why does it have to be unknown? I mean I am about to step into it. That. Space.
I Trust.
Right?!?!?
If I pause too long, will the door close? Should it?
As I stand before the open door peering into the unknown space, there is very little I absolutely know to be true. But the few things I know to be true are why my feet are planted on solid ground even when the earth around me shakes!
- I am honored to serve.
- I am forgiven of my wrongs.
- I am blessed by the God of all creation.
- I am called for such a time as this time.
- I am blood bought, born again, water baptized in Jesus name, and filled with His Holy Spirit.
- I am human and flawed yet covered in grace.
- I am a sinner who has fallen short of the glory of God yet covered by mercy.
- I am walking along the path of righteousness even when I stub my toe and need bandages.
- I am a child of the Living God.
- I am listening to his voice call me to him because he is where I find everything I need to do his work on this temporary earthly journey.
- I am humbled to be called.
I am here. Lord. Here, to do YOUR work!
I can see myself stepping into the unknown with humble confidence as the Lord calls my name, the one He gave me. I can hear myself singing loudly the song from the scene in Frozen II as Elsa journeys to the icy land of the unknown. In my mind I am on tune and sound just like her although I know that to be a figment of my imagination. There are times when I barely step into the unknown space in front of me. Other times I run right through unfazed by the distractions of life.
The unknown space ahead might feel unattainable to me but nothing is too big for my God. He calls me. He sustains me. He gives me life. He is the air I breathe. Without him I am nothing.
So, I step, one foot in front of the other, and I head into the unknown.
Friend, as you stare in the face of some times great necessity, know that while it is an unknown space for you, it is NOT for your God! Reach out. Take his hand. One foot in front of the other. Let him lead you. You can trust. The other side of unknown is the calling and purpose, (the same God who hung the stars) God gave you!
The beauty of the unknown is who you walk it with not where you go or what you do along the way.
“The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives. Though they stumble, they will never fall, for the Lord holds them by the hand.”
Psalms 37:23-24 NLT
