Faith in yourself
The first time I listened to Rob Bell’s explanation of Peter’s experience on the sea, trying to walk towards Jesus, it really meant a lot to me. He said that we always think it is a narrative about not believing in Jesus. But maybe it is actually a narrative of not believing in yourself.
This has really been on my heart the past few weeks. I see so many young people that has the potential to do great things for the Kingdom. I see young people, who could change so many things in our country, if only they would believe in themselves. If only they could believe in their God-given passions and abilities. And the sad thing is that I think they can. But the system we all live in, with it’s very specific requirements for the general idea of success in life, keeps us from believing in literally the impossible. The idea that you have to earn a lot of money, have a degree, have a certain kind of lifestyle etc. to be successful. You believe that there is no way of living your God-given calling and be okay in terms of finances, future and security.
So if God believes in you, what does He believe about you? Does He believe you could live His calling for you and not be successful? Does He believe you could change, renew and bring live without having the finances, future and security that would enable you to keep on living for Him? Or does He believe you could? You could be successful in ways you can’t imagine?
May you have the same faith in yourself as God has in you!
I read through this piece multiple times because I’m a young person who so confused about what to do with my future, a few years has been lost with the thought about it. And I keep wondering,maybe that is most peoples problem that they think and ponder, and realise several years later that they never DID anything. My world view and the view of myself shifted alot , the story is not about me it’s God story and I can flow with His current. I’m struggling to find this river because my view is obscured by the thinking. The thinking that I’m not good enough. Maybe we as Christian people will tell each other more and more, being very specfic what we think our fellow walkers in Christ should do… A outsider can see the a bigger part of the picture, where my puzzle piece can fit.
I walk into church every week just to see the face passing me by, alot of unfamiliar faces…We don’t know ut fellows… Should there be more opportunities for getting to know each other? Should we say anything??? How do we know what our purpose in the Kingdom is?
Chistian greetings
Tom