“Faith is to believe what you cannot see; the reward of this faith is to receive what you believe.” St. Augustine

“I love the view from the top of the mountain,” said a man laying on a grassy hilltop with a deep look of serenity on his face. His serenity, however, didn’t last too long as he ran down that same hill, “I can’t handle all the problems that come with seeing that far!”

Ephesians 3:20 tells us that our God is able to do “immeasurably more than all we can ask or imagine;” and yet the Psalmist writes, “I do not concern myself with great matters or things too wonderful for me. But I have stilled and quieted my soul.” (31:1-2)

Contradiction? Nope, they go hand and hand as seen in Ephesians 2:10. The mountain top view as to what God not only thinks of us, but what also He is capable of doing in and through us – potential (“God’s workmanship created in Christ Jesus for good works”). Yet, this potential can only be experienced as we walk with Him today (“which God prepared beforehand that you should walk in them”).

God wants us to believe in His possibilities of who He is and what He can do; thus, our prayer life should reflect this kind of faith. Our daily focus, however, must be on living with Him by faith in the moment.

You can’t take tomorrow’s steps today. You can only choose to walk with Him right now. Live out the joy of fulfilling your God given potential, which requires faith to believe it, and then faith to take steps in that direction today.