Having the faith to let go of the branch.

It is not the first time that I have heard the ideal Christian life compared to a leaf blown by the wind (or breath of God).
But where is the lesson on having the faith to let go of the branch?

Christians.... we don't do so good with uncertainty. Or maybe just me. I wish I could see just a flash of the end result to give me the faith to make the leap. To let go of the branch.

It's about faith. Which happens to be my weakness. So my lesson is for myself.

God makes alot of promises when it comes to faith. He does that because he knows as humans we don't do jacksquat without a promise at the end of the rainbow. It's because we're lame. And he loves our lamefaces.

Hebrews 11 is key.

He starts with a definition: "Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see" (verse 1).
Then why we need it: "By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God's command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible" (verse 3).
And then on to key examples of faith. (Thank you God for that part. It makes me all excited.)

Then commendation for their excellent faith::
"All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance. And they admitted that they were aliens and strangers on earth. People who say such things show that they are looking for a country of their own. If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. Instead, they were longing for a better country—a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them" (verses 13-16).

Faith. It is so important. God... send increase.

Choosing to have faith and belief is a continuous process. It is not something you decide at the beginning of the ordeal, and it just carries through to completion. Nope. You have to decide every step of the way to trust the will and way of God. Let go of the branch and let him sweep you to the resting place... Where peace and joy wait for you. [read verses 24 through 28 for an example of having faith for each moment in an ongoing situation].

Where does faith get you?? (the promise we need)
the good: "... Faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, quenched the fury of the flames, and escaped the edge of the sword; whose weakness was turned to strength; and who became powerful in battle and routed foreign armies. Women received back their dead, raised to life again" (33-35)
and the bad: "Others were tortured and refused to be released, so that they might gain a better resurrection. Some faced jeers and flogging, while still others were chained and put in prison. They were stoned; they were sawed in two; they were put to death by the sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, persecuted and mistreated— the world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and in caves and holes in the ground" (35-38). Ugh.... So where is the promise in that??
Oh yes. Eternal.
"These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised. God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect" (39-40).

You have to find the faith to let go of the branch. If you dont, you will still feel the breeze. You will feel the motion. But in the end, you will have gone nowhere. And you will miss you out on the promise that lies on the ground.

Don't just feel the breath. Live IN the breath.

What more is there??