Gotta have Faith! What will it tell you about my life if you know the voice I hear singing that lyric is Fred Durst instead of George Michael? Ahhh. High school! Anywho...
Faith is my new favorite topic because I am just glimpsing what it is. My own faith is growing. And because it is growing, my relationship with God is growing.
Friends, I started a bible study on the Armor of God (Priscilla Shirer's) earlier this year. And like most studies, I started, but stopped half way through. I stopped right before I got to the shield of faith. Which, crazy enough, was in God's perfect timing because my ideas on faith are drastically different than they were earlier this year.
My revelation is this: I had faith. As in "I have faith that God can do _____." The transition is now,
"I have faith in God. Period."
Friends, I think I finally trust Him :). Or...I trust Him more now than I ever have before. I still freak out sometimes! Silly human that I am.
Months ago, when I started this study, I was in a different state. Praying for a different thing. And that thing wasn't happening. And it is with time and a change of heart I realize that it wasn't happening because it was what I wanted and not necessarily was planned in my walk.
At that point, months ago, I had brief moment at church where God put something on my heart, but I didn't let it take root because I didn't want it to be so. I didn't have the faith to be okay with what I knew to be true...
It is hard, hard thing, for God to change our stubborn hearts to see the things He has designed and get us to come around to pray and accept those things, rather than pray for what we want (or think is best).
Faith is powerful. Faith is a gift. Faith is HARD. The Lovely Priscilla Shirer tells us, "If you are struggling to move forward in obedience to God, you do not need bigger faith. You just need to realize how big your God is. The more faithful and strong you believe Him to be, the more willing you will be to depend on Him. Your level of faith will always be tied to your perception of God. If you perception of Him is faulty, your faith will be faulty. If your perception of Him is on point, your faith will be too. You don't need more faith; you need a more comprehensive and accurate view of the faithfulness of your God."
Can I get an "Amen?"
If, at this point, you don't feel like you have a comprehensive and accurate view of God and his faithfulness, open up the Word. He is all over that thing :). Waiting for you to seek. Listening for the knock. I have full confidence that when you search for Him - when you get to know Him - your faith will change and grow and surprise the heck out of you!
Faith is my new favorite topic because I am just glimpsing what it is. My own faith is growing. And because it is growing, my relationship with God is growing.
Friends, I started a bible study on the Armor of God (Priscilla Shirer's) earlier this year. And like most studies, I started, but stopped half way through. I stopped right before I got to the shield of faith. Which, crazy enough, was in God's perfect timing because my ideas on faith are drastically different than they were earlier this year.
My revelation is this: I had faith. As in "I have faith that God can do _____." The transition is now,
"I have faith in God. Period."
Friends, I think I finally trust Him :). Or...I trust Him more now than I ever have before. I still freak out sometimes! Silly human that I am.
Months ago, when I started this study, I was in a different state. Praying for a different thing. And that thing wasn't happening. And it is with time and a change of heart I realize that it wasn't happening because it was what I wanted and not necessarily was planned in my walk.
At that point, months ago, I had brief moment at church where God put something on my heart, but I didn't let it take root because I didn't want it to be so. I didn't have the faith to be okay with what I knew to be true...
It is hard, hard thing, for God to change our stubborn hearts to see the things He has designed and get us to come around to pray and accept those things, rather than pray for what we want (or think is best).
Faith is powerful. Faith is a gift. Faith is HARD. The Lovely Priscilla Shirer tells us, "If you are struggling to move forward in obedience to God, you do not need bigger faith. You just need to realize how big your God is. The more faithful and strong you believe Him to be, the more willing you will be to depend on Him. Your level of faith will always be tied to your perception of God. If you perception of Him is faulty, your faith will be faulty. If your perception of Him is on point, your faith will be too. You don't need more faith; you need a more comprehensive and accurate view of the faithfulness of your God."
Can I get an "Amen?"
If, at this point, you don't feel like you have a comprehensive and accurate view of God and his faithfulness, open up the Word. He is all over that thing :). Waiting for you to seek. Listening for the knock. I have full confidence that when you search for Him - when you get to know Him - your faith will change and grow and surprise the heck out of you!
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