"Stepping Out in Faith" by Craig Groeschel Daily Power: 365 Days of Fuel for Your Soul   Faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. (Heb. 11:1) Bridges have always freaked me out a little. Just think about it. You’re driving thousands of feet above some very deep, dark, dangerous body of water. What if the steel cables broke? Or a concrete column suddenly crumbled? There you’d be, trapped under tons of water and rubble. Can you imagine what it would be like if our bridges were invisible? “Yeah, Craig, just keep driving until you get to the riverbank—it won’t look like there’s anything there, but you just can’t see it. So just keep driving, straight off the edge, and that bridge will support you until you get to the other side.” Is that a crossing you’d be willing to make? Of course, that’s often what it feels like to step out in faith and follow God. We can’t see where our second step is, we’re not sure where he’s leading us, and we don’t know how we’ll get there. We can trust him and be sure of our hope in him. But it still gets scary sometimes, like that weird kind of vertigo you get seeing how far the plunge is in your peripheral vision as you drive across a huge bridge. Overcome your fear of spiritual heights today and take the next step. Trust God to show you the way. Thank you, Lord, for the way you remain so faithful to me. Even when I’m afraid, you empower me to step forward in faith. I can take that next step today because you have gone before me. Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.” (Isa. 30:21)