In the late 1800s, George Müller was sailing from England to Quebec. The ship entered a fog bank, and the captain stopped the ship. Müller and the captain went below decks to pray for the lifting of the fog. After finishing his prayer, Müller advised the captain to resume progress since the fog was gone. Returning topside, the men found that the fog was indeed gone—and Müller kept his appointment in Quebec.

Müller’s prayer is an example of faith: “[Being] certain of what we do not see” (Hebrews 11:1, NIV 1984). It doesn’t take faith to believe what we can see, but it does take faith to believe what we can’t see. Another example is Noah: By faith he obeyed God and built a huge boat on dry land in anticipation of a coming flood. Noah saw no evidence of a flood, but he obeyed God anyway—being certain of what he could not see.

We are called to live by faith, not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7). When God calls you, say “Yes” by faith.

The beginning of anxiety is the end of faith, and the beginning of true faith is the end of anxiety.
George Müller