We owe our existence to the one who created us; God and Him alone. Nevertheless our lives are our responsibility. God doesn’t force us to conform but gives us the power of choice – to serve Him or not. The journey of Christianity requires one to have faith.
Hebrews 11:6 says “But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.”
Faith is essential in order to receive the blessing God has in store for us. When we come to Him in faith, every petition enters the heart of God. When we have asked for His blessing, we should believe that we will receive it. Then we are to go about our duties, assured that the blessing will be realized when we need it most. Our spiritual strength actually depends on our faith.
Faith is more than believing because even the devil believes (James 2:19) but it is only those with faith that will receive the blessing. Faith has to do with trust in the one you have believed in. just taking Him at His Word. This means we have to study the Bible so that we know His word and know what to base our faith on. Without bible study we will never know his promises. Faith comes by hearing the word of God. (Romans 10:17).
Faith is apart from feeling. Not because we see or feel that God hears us when we pray but we are to trust his word. Faith such as this is needed in this world today – faith that will lay hold on the promises of God and refuse to let go. We need to be careful not to claim promises that do not pertain to us. For example when God says ‘For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life’; the promise of everlasting life is for those who believe in God and no other. You cannot claim such a promise if you don’t believe.
When God is directing our lives we should not always expect it will be all roses – of outward peace and smooth flowing. The walk can be painful, heavy and narrow (Acts 14:22); but we have the assurance that God’s everlasting arms will protect us from evil. We have to trust Him in both the sunshine and shadows.
To claim that God will always answer our prayers in the very way and for the particular thing we desire is presumption. God is too wise to err and too good to withhold any good thing from them that walk uprightly. We just have to put our trust in Him.
There is no encouragement whatsoever for unbelief. We have to cherish faith, talk faith and act faith. Faith in God and His word will definitely lead us to succeed in all aspects of life.
Stay blessed.
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