"For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father's house will perish. And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?"
Esther 4:14
When called to act, I often shy away if I deem the action to difficult. I am one, not proudly mind you, who wants to enjoy the beautiful garden without doing any of the work. I am attempting to change this horrid aspect of myself, and making progress, but I fear its not nearly close enough to completion. I cannot complete this on my own, I know that. I have been equipped, by Him who calls, for whatever task He lays before me, but its still a choice, isn't it?
I cannot imagine the weight and difficulty of the task set before Esther, and I'm almost positive that I would have said, "Find someone else, I'll take my chances." But that's not having faith, is it? If I believe that He has called me, then I need to also trust that He has equipped me and that He will direct the path, words and actions of all involved. I am not alone, He holds my right hand and has promised to never let me go. I HAVE to choose, stay put and stay stubborn, or step out in faith and accept the call to action.
Today, I choose to step out.
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