Oh How I Need More Faith
” The point is, Before you trust, you have to listen. But unless Christ’s Word is preached, there’s nothing to listen to.”. Romans 10:17
True confidence only comes from walking God’s Way of Agape and becoming all He intends for us to be.
* “For the Lord shall be thy confidence.”
Proverbs 3:26
FAITH is daring the soul to go beyond what the eyes can’t see. To have faith is to believe unconditionally…. Keep the faith!
* The importance of faith. If you don’t have faith it is impossible to please God. * The source of faith. Are you paying attention to the word of God? Renew your mind walk without doubt in your Christian life. The word of God is powerless without faith.
* The Choice of Faith- ” what is not of faith is of sin” Everything we do can fall into the category of faith or sin. (He that doubts is dammed if he eats not of faith).
What is the motive of your heart?
*Is there anything too hard for God?
* Having faith is a lifestyle!!!
“It’s impossible to please God apart from faith. And why? Because anyone who wants to approach God must believe both that he exists and that he cares enough to respond to those who seek him. But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him”(Hebrews 11:6msg).
All the praying in the world will not do you any good unless you mix it with
faith!
*You can fast and pray for three days or three weeks, but without FAITH, you will not please God.
*All your hours in prayer, all your petitions, all your “coming to Him” will profit you nothing unless your heart is anchored in FAITH!
“Let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of
the sea driven and tossed by the wind. For let not that man suppose that he
will receive anything from the Lord” (James 1:6-7).
If you are spending two hours with God and yet never believe Him to answer you, you are embarrassing Him for two hours! It may make you feel good or feel holy but in reality you are wasting time! You are giving God two hours of unbelief and doubt. Need FAITH.
*We must keep our eyes on the Lord not on our needs.
Matthew 6:33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
“Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that
you receive them, and you will have them” (Mark 11:24).
* Faith in Gods promises will literally change circumstances in your life.
*The promises of God are the free gifts of grace that come to us in faith.
Many of God’s people live as spiritual paupers because something happened
that made them question God’s love.
They say, “How can I trust God when I
don’t understand why He would allow such a thing to happen to me?”
****There is no human answer to their confusion. But God knows the end from the beginning and only when we are in heaven will we understand why some of these winds and waves have tossed us and why God allowed it all.
Isaiah gave an answer and I believe it is what we need to know for now:
“Can a woman forget her nursing child, and not have compassion on the son of her womb?… Yet I will not forget you. See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands” (Isaiah 49:15-16).
*God has given us His Word: “You are My child. You are written in the palm of
My hand so trust Me!”
” Then Jesus turned to the Jews who had claimed to believe in him. “If you stick with this, living out what I tell you, you are my disciples for sure. Then you will experience for yourselves the truth, and the truth will free you.” JN 8:31-32.
There are times when God super- naturally speaks into our lives. He does this to demonstrate His power, His love, and His intimacy with us.
Do not be surprised if God sends one of His messengers to speak into your life when you need it most. Be open to how God might want to speak into your life today.
He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers (Psalm 1:3).
Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you—unless, of course, you fail the test? (2 Corinthians 13:5-6).
*We need to xray ourselves, our spiritual selves. Are we really believers who have made a personal decision to follow Jesus? Do we know that we have been saved from our sin? Has there been repentance and forsaking of sin in our lives? Can we look back and see that He has led us in paths of righteousness for His sake?
*We can fool others, but we cannot fool God.
Even though you cannot seem to see the next step, the Lord has gone before you to make crooked places straight, and He will lead you by the way of peace. Yours is not to worry or fret about what the future holds, but only to trust that the Lord is with you and will direct your steps even in the midst of the storms of life (FAITH in His Promises Spoken to us in His Word). This is a time when you need to look up and maintain strong faith, for there is nothing impossible for the Lord. Only believe! Pray!
Isaiah 42:16 I will bring the blind by a way they did not know; I will lead them in paths they have not known. I will make darkness light before them, and crooked places straight. These things I will do for them, and not forsake them.
Just one touch of the love of God, the power of the Blood of Jesus and my faith in God’s Grace am I able to believe on all the greatness of God.
Lord, I can only imagine what You are saying about me! “You of little faith, why do you doubt”? I am guilty of not having total faith in you Lord! Restore the right spirit in me I pray; Watch what is said out of my mouth.
Lord, “I believe; help my unbelief!” In Jesus Name, Amen.