Walking with God through transitions can take so much courage. Because, really, all transition is change, and does anybody like change? There’s the uncertainty of the new that can cause fear. Or the insecurity that you won’t know how to be the person that you need to be in the new season (I.e. global worker, wife, teacher, mother, leader). There can even be the fear that where you are going is not going to be as good as where you’ve come from. 

Like the ten spies when they sent to spy out the promised land in Numbers 13, they saw the giants in their future home and weren’t able to muster up the courage to say “bring it on!” Instead, their fear and doubt in God’s goodness kept them from experiencing the good He had for them. The courageous faith of Caleb and Joshua brought different results. They were not only the only ones to be allowed into the Promised Land, but they led the charge!  

The ten and the two all saw the same things, the same giants, the same huge task ahead, but their heart response of courage based on trust in God is what changed the outcome for Joshua and Caleb. 

I would be lying if I said I never went into new seasons dragging my heels and piling up wet tissues. Fear, anxiety, and frustration can all seem to bubble up at once when I am being asked to step out of a comfortable place. When I transitioned from my last Asian home to my current one, I cried for the whole three-hour plane ride. Until, as I looked out over the wing of the plane to the beautiful mountains, I saw the airline’s lion logo on the tip of the wing. It reminded me of a picture my leader had seen of me before I left: me as a lion finding my roar in my new home. He had prayed that all of my doubts and fears would be overcome with boldness. In that moment I decided that, no matter how much my heart ached, I would fight for my Promised Land and I wouldn’t turn my heart back to Egypt. 

No matter what giants are dwelling in your promise, or what change your transition might bring, I encourage you: do it afraid. Take the next step forward knowing that God won’t let you down now. He is for you and there is no giant too big for Him.