Visits to my great-great aunts’ home were not often, but always memorable.  They lived in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and were maiden ladies living in their family home.  I remember vividly their stairs up to the only bathroom (glad they had indoor plumbing). The stairs had a very narrow tread and they were so steep.  As a young child, I always climbed up the stairs on my hands and knees. As an older child, I held that banister tightly, the stairs were tricky. How my great-great aunts, in their 90s, traversed these stairs was always a wonder to me.

Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “Take the first step. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” Such advice is applicable to our journey with Jesus.  We do not need to see the finish line; we just need to make the effort to believe and trust.  God loves us unconditionally and if you ask Him, He will be your steady companion on your forward march on your faith journey. Study His word.  Seek Him.  Look for Him in others. Taking that first “faith” step may place you on a climb up stairs that can be treacherous. Perhaps you will slide quickly down the banister.  The trek on the faith stairway is not without narrow treads or slick slopes, but with your faith firmly placed, your footing will guide you to a safe haven. Matthew 6:34 says, “Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don’t get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes.” 

“Take that first step,” as MLKing said, “You don’t have to see the whole staircase…” nor worry about what may or may not happen.  Step out in faith, and as the Gospel of Matthew says, “…give your entire attention to what God is doing right now…”

Jill