Devotional:

Welcome to another day of 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting! This week we are looking at the idea that we should first take a step, then learn to trust. We see stories in the Bible where people have to step into something without fully knowing what they are stepping into and what’s going to happen once they do it.

In Joshua 3, as Joshua and the Israelites were getting ready to cross the Jordan, they knew how important it was to make the move to cross the Jordan River even though they had no idea where to go. All they knew was to follow the priest that was carrying the Ark of the Covenant. Once they saw him move, they were to move and that’s how they would know which way to go. It’s not always that easy to put your trust in something, especially when you don’t know the outcome.

For me personally, I had to make a decision like this, this year. For some of you, if you are fairly new to Be Hope Church, probably only know me as the worship pastor at the Beavercreek campus. Those of you that have been around a little longer know me as the worship pastor at the Beavercreek campus, but also probably know me as the former kids’ pastor. You see, 2024 involved a lot of serious conversations with God. Ones that I tried to avoid and blow off. For most of my life, I have really liked music, but I hesitate to say I “really loved music” because I didn’t know if I did. I come from a very musical family, and I always felt like I struggled to figure out my place in all of it. I always sang in church, and over the years, I had led worship for youth bands, and would sing in church on occasion, but my passion was always serving with kids and their families.

There had been times in the past where a worship pastor job would open up and I would consider it for like 5 minutes, but then move on. Well, this time was different. Here I am, the happiest I have ever been in my adult life, doing a job that I believed God created me for, and then an opportunity came that I could not seem to move past this time. For a job I had never done before! But in the midst of this decision, one that would really alter my life forever, God made it so clear to me that this is what He wanted me to do. He was telling me to just take this step, and He would take care of the rest, I just needed to trust Him.

There were so many things I was uncertain of, but God has been at the center of everything over the last 6 months and will continue to be at the center of everything. I’ll be honest with you, not a day goes by when I wonder if I did the right thing, but God will give me subtle reminders that this wasn’t a decision I made on my own. He was right there with me and hasn’t left my side since, and He will do the same for you.

Prayer:

Dear God, we are so thankful for the calling you put in our lives. I pray you give us guidance in these moments and allow us to take these steps of faith, even if we don’t know the outcome. We love you and we are so thankful for how you are going to work in our lives in this season. Amen.

Thank you for joining us today for 21 Days! Tune in tomorrow and we'll have another devotional for you. Join us every Tuesday night at 6:30pm at each location as we gather together to worship, have a devotional, and pray together during these 21 Day of Prayer and Fasting.