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“You give me your shield of victory, and your right hand sustains me; you stoop down to make me great.” Psalm 18:35 (NIV)

Are you a risk taker?   Going from brown hair to brown hair with highlights is about as risky as I like to be!  But what about our faith? Have we settled into a status quo Christianity that uses others around us as a gauge for spiritual maturity and what God may or may not want for our lives?

In the book of Ezra, Cyrus king of Persia decreed that all Jews could return to their homeland.  You might think that every Jew would jump at this opportunity to leave a land of captivity and go home, but out of a population of hundreds of thousands only 49,897 responded to the offer.  The ones who did return gave up a life of comfort and familiarity to pursue a life of rebuilding.  A risk like this is tough!

Most people take the path of least resistance and migrate toward comfort zones.  Instead of turning to the Bible and seeking God in prayer, some might ask for advice from those in their small group or look for answers to life’s biggest questions on Christian blogs or websites.   As Christian women, we must pay attention to those things that God asks us to do and when He speaks we need to move and step out of our comfort zones.  He is there to lead us…guide us….protect us!

“O Lord, when I am looking to the future and don’t know what is to come or where to turn, help me to lean on You for strength to forge ahead and take those risks You want me to take.”

For His Glory

Melissa Tucker
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