The Phil Files

Monday, I finish my series on the seven sayings of Jesus, with a post called, “Splashdown.”

All along the way as we grow up, we learn to either trust or doubt those around us. It’s not easy once trust is broken. But, there are great lessons to learn from this process once we realize that God has not only given us permission, but also given us His Spirit, so we can approach Him as our Abba Father.

I relate in the post the experience of teaching my daughter to jump off the side of the pool. For me, this is a great metaphor for my challenge to trust God with a “leap of faith” at different points in my life. I see this as fitting for a number of others. Right now I am trying to minister to both young adults launching into life on their own and facing the challenges of trusting God with their future. They are facing the crucial faith challenge of owning their own faith and launching into life trusting Him. I am also trying to encourage and support several who are facing hard battles with illness and possible death. Others are facing financial challenges with the economic times. Each of these requires a longer leap of faith than they have had to make before. Trusting God for that leap, that launch into the unknown for them, is both a challenge and an opportunity to know God in fresh ways.

What is the hardest “leap of faith” you have had to make?

How can Jesus’ example of trusting Abba Father help us?

What are some other examples of a child trusting a parent that remind you of Jesus trusting his Father?

I’d love to hear from you in the response area below!