It's amazing to me that when things get tough for some of us; our vision become obscured and we have to step back to gather our wits. Nobody likes to admit this so it's okay if this has only happened to me and a few others.
One day, I received a letter in the mail and I needed to have a certain amount of money by a certain date. I didn't panic, I just said: "Lord, that's Yours." That kind of faith came from a reservoir of studying the Word of God and walking it out.
The Bible says in Hebrews 11: 5, 6:
By faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that he did not experience death; he could not be found, because God had taken him away. For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God. 6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
I really want to focus in on faith. I want to focus in on your ability to believe God.
Faith isn't something that comes automatically. You can take two people; one is born again and the other is not and they "could" have the same amount of faith under certain circumstances. Faith is simply believing the unseen. If you like Monday Night Football, by some sort of faith you turn on the television expecting to see it. You pop your pop corn. You invite friends over to watch the game. You take a nap early so that you can stay up late. You might read up on the teams or watch a sports show to get yourself revved up for the big game. Do you know for a fact that Monday Night Football will be on? No, you don't but you're expecting it. Will they call you and remind you or assure you that the game will be on? No. Will someone ring your doorbell? NO, it is unlikely. Will they send you a postcard? No, it's unlikely. But, you believe to almost a certainty that it will happen. It's what you hope for.
What is faith according to the bible?
1Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.
Hebrews 11: 1 (New International Version)
If we really simplify things; faith is believing God over circumstances.
God doesn't care what the circumstances are, He just wants us to believe Him.
My uncle had been diagnosed with cancer and had to undergo chemotherapy. We all prayed for things to go smoothly (as we await the manifestation of his healing).
He had his chemo treatment and he had no side effects except his foot was swollen, then we went over and laid hands on his foot and that went away.
We can believe God for big and little things. I believed God for many things. I've believed him for healing, writing opportunities, friendships, prayer successes and many things. My experience is that God can meet each and all of us wherever our faith level is.
STAY OUT OF THE WAY...
One great challenge that people face is when they figure that "God can't fix this problem; it's to messy or too complicated.
Be advised that in order for you to get help from God; you may have to get out of His way. For instance, when you give a burden to God; don't take it back the next day by praying for it all over again as if nothing happened.
Don't let your prayer requests become "fear" requests. Stay confident.
A Friend that I've written about had a Complicated Child Support Case that went back to 1960. That friend had paid off and on for forty years and was in arrears. They felt that they had overpaid and faced insurmountable red tape. We began to pray about it on a daily basis; each day addressing something different. This was after praying about it and getting instruction s from God to do this. Within 30 days the payment was reduced to $15.00 a month. Within 6 months the total payment was eliminated. We never had to write to ask them to clear my friends' credit; they did it automatically. It was a miracle and I'll tell you why. We tried to call on the phone to check the progress and we were told no one was working on the file and not to call. Don't tell me what God can't do.
I will continue this series later in the week.
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