If I were to ask you to walk across an eight-foot beam that was only two feet off the ground, would you do it? Probably so. You would not think twice about it. However, if I were to raise it five feet off the ground, would you still do it? Most likely. What if I raised it 25 feet off the ground? What about 50 feet? What about 500 feet? What about 5,000 feet? At what point did you drop out? Why did you drop out? Was it because you do not know how to walk across an eight-foot beam? Of course not. It takes the exact same skill to walk across an eight-foot beam at 500 feet as it does at 2 feet off the ground. Nothing changed except your fear of failing. Fear keeps us from going higher and higher and believing God for greater opportunities. This is an example of why the Apostle Paul wrote this:

2 Corinthians 5:7 – For we live by faith, not by sight. 

Your sight may scare you; it can put fear in your mind. The reality is: if you knew the beam was no higher than two feet off the ground, you would have very little fear in crossing it. You’re only afraid because of what you see. You’re afraid of falling. Walking by faith is about trusting God to use you to do incredible things at every level He has called you to—no matter how high it may be. The fear of failure can cause you to stop pressing on in your faith. But always remember: failure is not forever, it is just a moment to learn. Henry Ford said, “Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.”

2 Timothy 1:7 (NKJV) – For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. 

Rest assured, God will always raise the beam higher and higher in your life because He has great plans for you. Do not be afraid when God raises the beam. He is doing so for a greater purpose. Feed your faith, and not your fear. Invest in your faith, and not your fear. Do not feed your worry by thinking about it, talking about it, and dwelling on it. There is no fruit in fear, only rotten thoughts. Therefore, invest in your faith by speaking the Word of God, thinking on Godly things, and by declaring your assurance and trust in God. Tip the scale of faith and begin to see supernatural things happen in your life!  

I encourage you to develop what I call, “Godfidence.” Godfidence is God-sized confidence. There is a big difference between confidence and Godfidence. Confidence is about what you can do, and is man-made. However, Godfidence is about what God can do, and is God-made. It is great to have confidence, and we do need it, but Godfidence is an even greater level of faith. Godfidence allows us to shift from leaning on our own understanding to leaning on God’s faithfulness. You can always rest assured that, when God points us in the direction of our destiny, He anoints us to complete the journey. He is faithful to deliver us. Never let fear ambush the future God has planned for you. Punch it in the face and declare that God is your strength.

* Taken from my book Faithology: 12 Ideas To Rock Your Faith, available here on Amazon Prime.