Don’t smother your flame of faith by trying so hard to achieve success through self-effort. Faith is the light that illumines the path you walk down; it shows you where to go. Holding the flame of faith in your hand doesn’t cancel out the need for you to take each step upon that path, but it does make the way clearer. Faith provides you with comfort and reassurance, no matter how new or different the path is that you walk down.
Walking into the unknown without your lamp of faith is never a wise move. Your faith in Me and in My promises to care for you is a pillar of strength to your spirit. It provides you with the trust you need in order to launch out, to take on new challenges, and to be willing to explore new possibilities and avenues for success.
If you put aside your lamp of faith, or you don’t ensure that it retains its brightness through replenishing it with the oil of My Word, then you’re going to find it much harder to venture into the future with confidence. You’ll stumble more easily, because you won’t clearly see what obstacles block your path. You won’t have the resolve to remain triumphant when you encounter hardship.
So hold tightly to your lamp of faith. Let your faith in Me be your guiding light, and as you keep its fire burning brightly, you’ll find that the challenges you encounter will be manageable, because your confidence in Me is strong. You will know that I am walking with you, bringing light to enough of the path ahead that you can proceed into the future of My will for you.