I don't know about you, but I want God to reveal the second step before I take the first step of faith. But I've discovered that if I don't take the first step, God generally won't reveal the next step.. Most of us will only follow Christ to the point of precedence -- the place where we have been before. But. .If you want God to do something new, you cannot keep doing what you've always done. You've got to push past the fear of the unknown. You've got to do something different. Mark Batterson
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Success is very simple. You must take the first step and the rest will follow. Most of us make the mistake of not taking the first step and thus we don't get anywhere. But if we take the first step, God will reveal what comes next.

We must overcome our fears and our reluctance to go out on a limb and try something new. If we do, we will find that God will fill in all of the blanks and reveal to us all that we need to know and do to reach our goals and dreams.

Source: All In: You Are One Decision Away From A Totally Different Life

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