One More Thing...
Standout verse:
Psalm 62:8
“Trust Him at all times, you people. Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us.”
"Trust in Him at all times" – not just when it seems like there is a good chance things will work out for us or when the odds seem to be in our favor. The Word says AT ALL TIMES - even when the verdict is still out.
Faith is believing and trusting in God’s power, His promises and His provision no matter what the circumstances are (or what they appear to be). As Christians, we are called to this kind of faith.
So many times, especially in the “Christian scene” we hear people throw around the “have faith” card. It’s become a cool little sentiment, a positive phrase, that we pull out when appropriate – “I‘m not sure about this, but I’m just havin’ faith”, or “we just gotta be faithful through this”. How many times do we find ourselves saying faith-filled things but in reality we are filled with anxiety, fear and hopelessness? How can we be a people that truly stand in faith, trusting the Lord at all times?
The first step is getting to know the One we claim to be putting our faith in. If we don’t know much about the Lord or have been content in the past to place our faith in second-hand knowledge of Him (from our pastor, great Biblically based books and materials, Christian music/television) the chances of us standing on our faith when things get tough are slim. It’s only when we know the Lord because of our own first-hand, personal pursuit of Him that our faith, knowledge and understanding begins to grow. Then as challenges and unknown circumstances come up (and they will!) we will begin to stand on the substance of what we KNOW. They say “knowledge is power” and that can be directly applied to this. The countless stories we read in the Bible about the power, strength and faithfulness of God aren’t just for our entertainment, their purpose is that we would learn about who God is, His character and His love and faithfulness to His people. He has been perfectly steadfast throughout the ages and remains steadfast today.
As we dive into the Bible and read it with hearts that truly desire to know God, walk in the path He has planned for our lives and hear what He is saying to us individually, we will see our faith begin grow, deepen and mature. That’s a promise!
(Taken from Phil Joel's Deliberate people site) I just had to post it. My thoughts exactly!
Psalm 62:8
“Trust Him at all times, you people. Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us.”
"Trust in Him at all times" – not just when it seems like there is a good chance things will work out for us or when the odds seem to be in our favor. The Word says AT ALL TIMES - even when the verdict is still out.
Faith is believing and trusting in God’s power, His promises and His provision no matter what the circumstances are (or what they appear to be). As Christians, we are called to this kind of faith.
So many times, especially in the “Christian scene” we hear people throw around the “have faith” card. It’s become a cool little sentiment, a positive phrase, that we pull out when appropriate – “I‘m not sure about this, but I’m just havin’ faith”, or “we just gotta be faithful through this”. How many times do we find ourselves saying faith-filled things but in reality we are filled with anxiety, fear and hopelessness? How can we be a people that truly stand in faith, trusting the Lord at all times?
The first step is getting to know the One we claim to be putting our faith in. If we don’t know much about the Lord or have been content in the past to place our faith in second-hand knowledge of Him (from our pastor, great Biblically based books and materials, Christian music/television) the chances of us standing on our faith when things get tough are slim. It’s only when we know the Lord because of our own first-hand, personal pursuit of Him that our faith, knowledge and understanding begins to grow. Then as challenges and unknown circumstances come up (and they will!) we will begin to stand on the substance of what we KNOW. They say “knowledge is power” and that can be directly applied to this. The countless stories we read in the Bible about the power, strength and faithfulness of God aren’t just for our entertainment, their purpose is that we would learn about who God is, His character and His love and faithfulness to His people. He has been perfectly steadfast throughout the ages and remains steadfast today.
As we dive into the Bible and read it with hearts that truly desire to know God, walk in the path He has planned for our lives and hear what He is saying to us individually, we will see our faith begin grow, deepen and mature. That’s a promise!
(Taken from Phil Joel's Deliberate people site) I just had to post it. My thoughts exactly!
posted by Tony and Lindsay @ 8:34 PM
3 Comments:
At 3/22/2006 5:17 AM,
dewde said…
brilliant, thanks for sharing.
At 3/27/2006 5:29 PM,
Anonymous said…
that was pretty awesome
At 6/01/2006 7:55 PM,
Anonymous said…
You all have been in my prayers, and this writing is AWESOME! That is a very well written piece on faith. Faith is a lifestyle. We are to live it, not just say or expect something out of "it". Thank you for sharing. Bless you and your family.
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