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Day 4: Audacious Faith

Verse: “Very truly, I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these because I am going to the Father. And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it” (John 14:12-17, NIV).

Devotional: Jesus often called people to defy logic — to stretch out a withered hand, dip in the water seven times or cast nets on the other side — which shows us that our effort matters. Take a risk, learn a new skill and dare to grow. Our action speaks louder than frustration. This year, posture your life around expectation and allow God to stretch your faith. Trust him with the wildest dreams of your heart. As Christine Caine says, “Don’t be afraid to ask your Father for anything.” Dare to do something new. Remember God’s pattern of providing more than we could have hoped for.

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, expecting different results. So mom? Wife? Friend? If there’s something in your life you deeply, desperately want to change, something you feel in your soul that God has for you, it’s time to try something different.

This year, when God calls us to do or say something, we will respond with confidence: “Because you say so, I will” (Luke 5:5, NIV).

Challenge: Will you step out in faith and dare to do something new this year? Reflect on a part of your life that feels stuck or in need of change. Write it down. Based on your reflection, choose one new action or habit that stretches you. It could be taking a creative risk or stepping out of your comfort zone in your relationships. Over the next month, take deliberate steps toward your goal and document your progress in a journal, so you can see how God is moving in your life.