One Small Step

God daily asks: Just take one small step toward me and I will meet you there wherever you are. No matter how far you have strayed.

Pretty powerful stuff from an unknown author; all we need to do is to take one small step and no matter how far away we’ve strayed from God, He will meet us.

He is there EVERY day, not just once.

He doesn’t say that He’ll meet us halfway and do it once or twice but always at whatever distance we have placed ourselves.

The key is taking the one step toward Him.

For some this is very difficult because they think God thinks like men.

Scripture provides us with many examples:

In Matthew 8: 23 – 27, we find the disciples following the Lord into a boat. A storm arose and the boat was being tossed about and swamped with waves while the Lord was asleep. The disciples woke Him by saying, “Save, Lord; we are perishing.”

He says to them, “Why are you afraid, O men of little faith?”

Scripture reveals the numerous times that the Lord tells us not to be afraid, and in the example above He questions their faith.

Our faith is also questioned when we fail to take the initial step. Once you take that first step by seeking repentance and forgiveness, you will find the Lord waiting for you with open arms.

In Matthew 14: 28 – 31, we find Peter walking on water toward Jesus who is in a boat. Peter was doing fine until a wind kicked up and he became frightened and began to sink. He cried out, “Lord, save me.” Jesus immediately reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him, “O man of little faith, why did you doubt?”

Why do we doubt? What more do we need? DO NOT BE AFRAID, take that first step.