Carrying What He has Already Done Into the Next Promise

A testimony of slow obedience and trusting the Lord once again

I quit my dependable job to work on our homestead full-time, intentionally, fully engaged and fully trusting the Lord.

“Lord, if it is You… tell me to come to You on the water.” … Then Peter got down out of the boat.” - Matthew 14:28–29

Scripture calls us to remember

This is the third time the Lord has asked me to let go.

I won’t retell the first two stories in detail. They are written into my life now — chapters marked by similar leaps of faith. Different settings. Different assignments. But the same pattern: obedience that required trust.

And in each of those seasons, He proved faithful.

So now, standing at this third invitation, I am not stepping forward empty-handed.

I am carrying what He has already done.

“I will remember the deeds of the Lord.” — Psalm 77:11

Remembering is not hesitation.

It is strength.

When I consider this third leap into deeper homestead stewardship and slower, intentional living, I don’t pretend there is no uncertainty.

But I also refuse to ignore what God has already done.

He has provided.

He has redirected.

He has sustained.

“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” — Hebrews 13:8

If He was faithful then, He is faithful now.

Slow Obedience

Homesteading mirrors the way God has always led me.

You cannot rush seed.

You cannot force harvest.

You cannot manufacture fruit.

You prepare.

You plant.

You tend.

You trust.

“Let us not grow weary in doing good, for in due season we shall reap, if we do not give up.” — Galatians 6:9

Due season.

This step isn’t about chasing something new.

It’s about aligning with what He is unfolding.

Every season the Lord has placed me in has formed something necessary for the next one. Nothing wasted. Nothing random.

And when the forming was complete, He simply said, “You can let go.”

A Peaceful Invitation

As I walk forward into this third leap, I do so quietly.

Not striving to prove anything.

Not trying to manufacture certainty.

Just trusting the One who has already proven Himself.

The jobs were never my provider.

He was.

And He still is.

If you find yourself sensing that gentle nudge toward obedience — not pressure, not panic, but a steady invitation — you don’t have to rush it.

Stay where He has you until He releases you.

But when He does speak, remember what He has already done for you.

Carry it with you.

He does not waste seasons.

He does not abandon mid-story.

He does not lead and then withdraw.

Sometimes faith is simply this:

A quiet step forward,

holding testimony in your hands,

trusting that the same God who carried you before

is carrying you still.