Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders
Let me walk upon the waters
Wherever You would call me
Take me deeper than my feet could ever wander
And my faith will be made stronger
In the presence of my Savior
– “Oceans” by Hillsong

 
I moved cross country a little over three weeks ago for a new position. While I was crazy excited for the new experience, I found myself equally nervous. Outside of the normal jitters that come with moving to a new city, I really battled with insecurities I had regarding my ability to be successful. Fear. Even though I wrote about how pointless fear was, in my last post, here I was still entertaining it. It’s a process to shake that off! The key towards the freedom of fear, in that moment, was to remember the sovereignty of God. He knows it all and has all your steps ordered. He is in control. Period. My job then was to not entertain fear, but rather enter into a place of God-confidence. This is the shift.

 
Shifting, simply, is moving from a place of human dependence to God dependence. I think it’s so easy for us to give ourselves or others a value that determines what we can or can’t do or whom we can or can’t trust for direction. I was so accustomed to looking at friends and family to give the okay and the push necessary for me to tackle obstacles or to take certain opportunities. While there’s nothing wrong with having a healthy support system to help you, depending on them for everything gets very limiting really fast. This move brought to my attention how badly I needed to let that dependence go. There’s no one here with me to hold my hand and give me the play by play now. It’s only me and God. I needed to change focus and perspective!

Let’s be honest. It was always me and God in this together. Funny thing is, we tend not to realize that when there are so many others vying for our attention. For these three weeks, I’ve really been thinking about the benefits of this solo journey with God. What comes foremost in my mind, every time, is growth. Trust without borders. Now is the time to really spread those wings and flex those faith muscles. Without our usual safety nets, we have to give ourselves up to God wholeheartedly. We have to trust Him and His plan for us, even when we’re not privy to that information yet. We have to open up and allow Him to move us forward into the perfect plan and peace for our lives. It’s time to let Him show out on our behalf. The challenge then is to simply let Him do what He wants without our resistance.

I’m currently on this shift journey and I encourage you to join me. It’s not an easy or straightforward journey, but the return on your investment is huge. God is good on His promises and hasn’t messed up yet. It’s so important to let go and release our control over situations. It’s so important that we stop asking everyone else for advice before consulting with Him. This is a chance to experience life and have it more abundantly. Let the fear go and open up. He’s got you!

Keep shifting, twentysomethings!