Out of the boat and walking on water

'For we live by FAITH and not by sight....'
(2 Corinthians 5:7)

Between Sunday and Monday just gone, in the space of less than 24 hours I had several conversations with reference to and heard a preaching about getting out of the boat, trusting God, and walking in faith, without knowing the outcome. This really sums up what the last few weeks of life have been like, particularly the last week or so. I generally don't do things I don't have *some* idea about the outcome of. I feel like I've been almost 'stripped' of that practice this last week or so, I've been pushed to do things that are *far* out of my comfort zone, ended up in a situation I have somewhat no control over that will just take time and physical healing, all the while not being able to predict what will happen. I don't like it, it's not comfortable, and I don't feel safe.
But I know life in Christ isn't about feeling comfortable and safe, it is about living by what I *know*, not by what I can see. And as always, He is faithful, and true, and His timing is perfect. He is carrying me through this, keeping me from sinking in the water because I can trust Him *absolutely*. I need to keep my eyes fixed on that, to not let my faith waver no matter how much effort that takes.
God speaks to me with His light - visually, in scripture, in my heart. With His Light, there is no darkness, and if it tries to creep in, it cannot consume the blinding glory that is God's love for us all. I need to live with faith in that, that His light will never fade, and will guide me for all the days of my life.

'You are my lamp, O Lord:
the Lord turns my darkness into light'
(2 Samuel 22:29)

'The Lord is my light and my salvation - whom shall I fear?'
(Psalm 27:1)

'Let the light of your face shine upon us, O God'
(Psalm 4:6)

'Your word is a lamp unto my feet
and a light unto my path'
(Psalm 119:105)

'The unfolding of your words gives light: it gives understanding to the simple'
(Psam 119:130)

'I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth....never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life. Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth.'
(Genesis 9:14-16)

'You are the light of the world'
(Matthew 5:14)

'Let your light shine before all men, that they may see your good deeds
and praise your Father in heaven'
(Matthew 5:16)

'....but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light
(for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth) and find out what pleases the Lord'
(Ephesians 5:8)



'For God, who said "Let light shine out of darkness", made His Light shine in our hearts
to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory in the face of Christ.'
(2 Corinthians 4:6)



'God is light; in Him there is no darkness at all'
(1 John 1:5)

'I am the Light of the world.
Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life'
(John 8:12)

Go in His Light.