Moving out of areas that we are most accustomed to, can be a very new and intimidating, especially when you are not certain of the outcome. Lately, I have found myself struggling with the confidence to move into this new "zone" in my life. Even though we are told to have FAITH; fear and doubt seem to still outweigh our faith...
But, what is FAITH? Why is faith sometimes hard to comprehend? Hebrews Chapter 11 can perhaps provide the answer.
Hebrews 11:1 in the New Living Translation (NLT) says, "Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things WE CANNOT SEE." Yes faith, the evidence of things not seen. This is why sometimes faith can be hard, because we cannot "see" the results, we can't see what is going to happen next, and we want the answers NOW. And after we are trying to grasp and comprehend all of this, we then get hit with Hebrews 11:6. Hebrews 11:6 (NLT)says, "And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek Him."
So, we may be already struggling with faith...and now without faith we can't please God...sounds comforting right? Well here is the beauty of it...
The beginning point of faith is believing in God's character: He truly is who He says! When we believe that God will fulfill his promises even though we don't see those promises materializing yet, we are demonstrating truth faith. In other words who are we saying has more power? The present circumstance or God's future promises? Or perhaps this is a better question. Do we believe because faith makes sense, or do we believe because faith doesn't need make sense?
Consider Isaiah 40: 28-31:
28 Have you never heard?
Have you never understood?
The LORD is the everlasting God,
the Creator of all earth.
He never grows weak or weary.
No one can measure the depths of his understanding.
29 He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless.
30 Even youths will become weak and tired,
and young men will fall in exhaustion.
31 BUT those who TRUST in the LORD will find NEW strength.
They will soar high on wings like eagles.
They will run and not grow weary.
They will walk and not faint.
I pray that your faith will continue to grow and that you will continue to let God use you for HIS glory!!
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ReplyDelete"When we believe that God will fulfill his promises even though we don't see those promises materializing yet, we are still demonstrating faith."
ReplyDeleteI like that, it's very good Ced!