Charting Your Course-Embracing the Unknown Journey

Pastor Ryan 

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If you want to follow God, you’ll be no stranger to risk.

God’s plan for our life is like embarking on a journey without a clear destination, which might seem counterintuitive. Yet history is full of explorers who ventured into the unknown. In the same vein, our lives are marked by a call to explore the uncharted territories of faith. “Charting Your Course” is not always about knowing every step of the journey; sometimes, it’s about saying yes to God’s call even when the destination is unknown. Just as Abraham obeyed without knowing his path, our journey begins with that same resounding “yes.”

The Calling of a Lifetime Begins With You Saying Yes:

Abraham’s unwavering obedience to God’s call paints a vivid picture of faith in action. He left his comfort zone, stepping into the uncertain terrain of divine purpose. Similarly, God beckons you to respond to His invitation with faith, trusting that He who calls us knows the way, even when we don’t.

“By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going.”
Hebrews 11:8

The Calling of a Lifetime Will Cost You Everything:

Saying yes to God involves counting the costs, for it’s not a journey without sacrifice. Jesus reminds you that true discipleship demands commitment beyond the temporal, urging you to count the cost of following Him. Look at Jesus’ twelve disciples. They had a front row seat to history, and said yes to God. Eleven out of the twelve ended up being martyred for their faith– it was only the disciple John who died of old age. They followed a calling like Abraham.

“If you want to be my disciple, you must, by comparison, hate everyone else—your father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even your own life. Otherwise, you cannot be my disciple. And if you do not carry your own cross and follow me, you cannot be my disciple.”
Luke 14:26-27

The Calling of a Lifetime Requires that You See Your Destination as an Eternal One:

Abraham’s journey was fueled by the vision of a city with eternal foundations. In your pursuit of God’s call, you must fix our eyes on the eternal rather than the fleeting. As the apostle Paul teaches, your momentary struggles in this world are preparing for you an eternal weight of glory, reminding you that the unknown journey is leading to an unfading destination.

“For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal.”
2 Corinthians 4:17-18

Like explorers and pioneers, your faith propels you forward, discovering God’s purpose amidst uncertainty. In this journey, saying yes to God, counting the costs, and fixing your eyes on the eternal transforms the unknown into an adventure of faith, where every step is guided by the hands of the Divine Navigator.