confidence or trust in a person or thing
belief that is not based on proof
or
-transitive verb
believe, trust
Hebrews 11:1 'Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.'
Faith, despite Webster, must be a verb. I must act on what I believe. Therefore, faith is an action, not a person, place or thing.
Hebrews 11 is full of men & woman who lived by faith. Many times, the things they trusted God for, made no sense to their earthly minds; Noah building an Ark when rain had never fallen, Abraham and Sarah having a child far past their childbearing years, then Abraham being tested offering up his son... all these things were incomprehensible in their minds!
As I read Hebrews 11 this week, I asked myself these questions.
'My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord,
nor be weary when reproved by him.
For the Lord disciplines the one he loves,
and chastises every son whom he receives'
I was humbled.
Would my name follow those in Hebrews 11 as one who 'acted by faith'?
Or was I/had I experienced the discipline of the Lord due to lack of my faith?
It is no coincidence Hebrews 12:5-6 followed Hebrews 11.
God was directly speaking to me.
How many times have I disobeyed because what God had for me was incomprehensible in my earthly mind?
Many- I am ashamed to admit.
I don't want my children to see Faith as a noun.
I want them to see Faith as a verb.
It will only be then, that they realize how big our God is.
Faith, despite Webster, must be a verb. I must act on what I believe. Therefore, faith is an action, not a person, place or thing.
Hebrews 11 is full of men & woman who lived by faith. Many times, the things they trusted God for, made no sense to their earthly minds; Noah building an Ark when rain had never fallen, Abraham and Sarah having a child far past their childbearing years, then Abraham being tested offering up his son... all these things were incomprehensible in their minds!
As I read Hebrews 11 this week, I asked myself these questions.
- is my faith .ALIVE. .ACTIVE. .LIVING. ?
- Am I acting in such a way that my faith is a verb for my children to witness?
- is my faith strong enough to trust God in the incomprehensible?
- what things are hindering my faith?
- What sin is tripping up my faith?
'My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord,
nor be weary when reproved by him.
For the Lord disciplines the one he loves,
and chastises every son whom he receives'
I was humbled.
Would my name follow those in Hebrews 11 as one who 'acted by faith'?
Or was I/had I experienced the discipline of the Lord due to lack of my faith?
It is no coincidence Hebrews 12:5-6 followed Hebrews 11.
God was directly speaking to me.
How many times have I disobeyed because what God had for me was incomprehensible in my earthly mind?
Many- I am ashamed to admit.
I don't want my children to see Faith as a noun.
I want them to see Faith as a verb.
It will only be then, that they realize how big our God is.
4 comments:
Very nice post. Faith IS a verb...I need to remember that more often. Thanks you!
I'm in a place now where God might be asking me to do something in order to receive something else, but I just can't comprehend in my little mind how it is all going to work out. So, this was really good for me to read today. thank you
You nailed it, Annika. Great post and a great reminder.
Thank you so much for sharing and for linking up. Hope you're having a great day!
Also, I love your background!!
Faith is a verb - love it! Something I can live out every day for my children, and something I need to work on. Thanks for this great motherhood reminder.
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