"Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Heb. 11:1
"For we walk by faith, not by sight" 2 Corinthians 5:7
"Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him." 2 John 5:14-15
"Faith is grasping the unrealities of hope and bringing them into the realm of reality"
"Jesus said to him, "If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believe" Mark 9:23
"With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible" Mark 10:27
The Lord has been teaching me in a very real and tangible way about faith and trusting Him. Paul says in 2 Cor. 5:7 we are called to walk by faith and not by sight. I have pondered lately, what does that really mean. Well when you look at Heb. 11:1 we see that faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. In calling us to walk by faith and not by sight the Lord is calling us not to look at the reality of our situation, but the ability that God has to work on our behalf. When we look at the reality of our circumstances they seem impossible, but Jesus says, in Mark 9:23 that all things are possible to him who believe. In Mark 10:27, he says that what is impossible for man, is possible for God, because with God all things are possible. What wonderful promises to rest on, that all things are possible for God to him who believes. Jesus calls us to have faith in Him even when the answer is not in front of our face yet. In 1 John 5:14-15 He says that when we pray ACCORDING to His will, we know that He hears us and that we have what we ask of Him *(when we are praying in accordance with His will, not when we are praying for a million dollars just because we want it, its imperative that we be praying in accordance with His will which is His word)* Walking by faith means seeing that the answer to your prayers are already there, even if you don't see them yet. Because faith is the evidence of things unseen. Abraham believed the Lord's promise that he would have son, even though his wife was barren and was ninety years old-that is walking by faith. Believing the Lord over the reality of your situation, and trusting that what looks impossible with man is always possible with God.
3 comments:
thanks for your encouragement! thought i'd share this praise with you: i spoke with a friend a few days back who fell short by $300 in their mortgage payment for this month. she told me about it, and we talked about how this was opportunity for us to take a front row seat and watch God do His thing. she called today to tell me that an unexpected check arrived in the mail....$325 exactly. that was enough to finish the mortgage, and their vehicle was about out of gas, so that was just enough left over to fill up the tank. funny how He always pulls us thru despite our doubts!! oh, that He would increase my faith so that my seasons of waiting were not marked by doubt, but by unshakeable faith!! love ya
amen sister. mark 11:24-therefore, whatever you ask for, believe that you have received it and it will be yours.
He's ridiculously good.
I read your blog
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