Have you ever taken a step back to look at or measure your
faith? Seeing faith with natural sight is impossible. Yet this very thing,
faith that is, without it is impossible to please God. We’re not expected to
see faith, but we are expected to have and exercise our faith. What is this
thing that we cannot see but is expected to have? Sure, Hebrews 11:1 gives a
good biblical description of faith, but to someone who just wanna keep it
plain, faith is believing in something or someone without proof, knowing the
manifestation will come.
We have faith the pilot will get us to our destination
safely. We have faith our pay will be in the bank on the day our direct deposit
is supposed to hit. But when it comes to believing (remember belief is another
word for faith) God at his word we have trouble. What I’ve learned along the
way is we have to not put too much thought or intellect against the word.
Plainly put, sometimes it doesn’t make sense to mere man, but that doesn’t make
it false. We get caught up in symptoms instead of truth. Symptoms are designed
to distract us from the truth. The fact is, when I had Lupus my body was
engulfed with incredible pain. The pain was a symptom of Lupus. When I overlooked
the symptoms and believed the word of God, truth says, “by His stripes I am
healed.” Now I can walk in freedom and faith! It was my faith that made me
whole. Trust me, I didn’t get there overnight, but I saw other situations He’s
delivered me from and that allowed me to see my faith grow and do more.
Are there areas in your life where faith can grow? God will
always present an opportunity to exercise our faith.
Your thoughts?
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ReplyDeleteAmen! It took me some time to apply Hebrew 11:1 in my life. Although, I knew the verse very well, I would worry about how all my needs would be taken care of. When I start applying the word and believing it in my heart, I became stress and worry free. I had to learn to walk by faith and not by site.
ReplyDeleteAmen Veronica!
DeleteThank you ladies for the confirmation on what it is I should be doing "continually" not every once in awhile but in every situation and through every test and trial.
ReplyDeleteIron sharpeneth iron! We are in this together and we learn through one another's experiences. Stay in the word and apply it and faith and you will prevail and have peace as well!
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