Walking By Faith

How Faith Chapter Began

So, for those that may be new to my blogs, you may not know that my husband and I have six children. They range in age from ten down to two years old. So, they are basically like little stair steps…one right behind the other one. I became a stay at home mother with our first child. We both believed that the Lord wanted me to stay at home with our daughter. So, I left my job of fifteen years to become a stay at home mother. This meant that we had to truly learn how to trust God. Going from two incomes down to just one income is not an easy thing to do.

Just like everyone else, we faced many obstacles and challenges along the way. We had numerous issues with vehicles, we had to replace different appliances, and we had the continuous expenses that come along with having children: diapers, clothes, formula, car seats, high chairs, playpens, etc… We could have easily changed our plans and said, OK this staying at home mother thing isn’t working. I could have went back to work and totally disregarded what I knew was right in my heart. However, I’m so thankful that we kept walking by faith. Had we given up, we most likely would not have had all six of our children. I can’t imagine life without any of them! Thank God for giving us the faith to keep holding on and staying in His will.

I believe I have mentioned before one of my favorite scriptures:

Prov 3:5-6 5) Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6) In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

Trusting God….That isn’t always an easy thing to do, especially when you don’t know all of the details, or understand exactly what’s going on. I’m the type of person that likes to plan everything out. I like having everything written down, and following my plan exactly the way it’s written. For people like me, not knowing all of the details is very difficult. Life didn’t make a lot of sense just logically thinking. However, in my heart and in my spirit, I knew that I was following God’s plan.

Whenever I was single, I always said I never wanted to get married or have children. I didn’t think that was the lifestyle for me. I didn’t realize that God had a much better and bigger plan for my life. I’m so glad I followed His plan and not my own! In order to follow His will, I had to quit worrying about all of the details. I had to completely put all of my trust in Him, and just walk by faith.

As our little family began to grow bigger and bigger, we found ourselves needing a bigger house. We talked about moving, we talked about adding on to our current house, we talked a little about everything. It seemed like we were never going to find the right solution. Though it seemed like life was against us, we never gave up. God reminded us that we are His children, and He knew that we want to live a life pleasing to Him. We push our own ideas and agendas to the side to seek Him in all we do. Our main concern is always to follow God and His plan.

Finally, earlier this year our breakthrough came. The Lord blessed us to move into a house that is more suitable for our family. We got here purely by faith. We had to walk by faith in order to reach our blessing. This is how and when Faith Chapter began. Though our walk with God is a “Faith Walk”, our “Faith Chapter” began when we moved. We have entered into a totally different chapter of our lives. One night God simply said to me, “You are in your Faith Chapter”. Our book of life has turned the page to our Faith Chapter now. Since we moved, so many unexpected changes have taken place. I believe God has bigger plans for us than we ever imagined.

It is my prayer that my husband and I will continue to keep walking by faith. We want to teach our children to walk by faith. God knows what is best for us, and He just wants us to put our trust in Him. So many times I think about what if I hadn’t trusted God. What if I hadn’t married and had children. What would my life be like? What if we hadn’t trusted God to take care of us, and I wouldn’t have been a stay at home mother? No doubt we wouldn’t have our six beautiful children. Had I not been a stay at home mother, I would have missed the opportunity to homeschool our children. Most people think I’m crazy for being at home and homeschooling. We’ve heard just about every negative thing anyone can possible say. We have endured a lot of criticism over the years to be honest. The great thing is that none of that matters. We’re happy and thankful with the life God has blessed us with. No it hasn’t been easy, but as long as we keep walking by faith we know we’re going to be ok.

2 Corinthians 5:7 says, "For we walk by faith, not by sight."

I encourage all of you to trust God. Even when things don’t make sense to you, keep trusting God. Keep walking by faith even when you don’t understand all of the details. I believe everyone has some type of “Faith Chapter” as long as they keep walking with God.

Have you reached yours yet?

Have a blessed week!