Read todays verse along the side...
Now, if you have time, read the passage in full, not just my tidbits :)
What does it mean to have faith?
What is faith?
Faith is believing in what we cannot see.
Can you imagine Noah building an Ark 450' long and 75' wide and 35' high? He had Faith.
What about Abraham? God promised he would become to Father of many Nations. How? He was about 100 and had no, none, zero, zilch children! Romans 4: 18 - 22 says "Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations... being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised. This is why it was credited to him as righteousness. "
How about the Children of Israel passing through the Red Sea on DRY land? Can you imagine, walking through a sea, walls of water on both sides? On dry ground. Hearing the Egyptians coming behind you, and the water swallow them up. Yet somehow, you are dry. You are safe. God has provided.
What is God asking you to have Faith in...
Healing a broken relationship
Enough money to pay bills
His provision to you as a single parent
Wisdom as a mom
The right words to say to a hurting friend
Enough strength to fight cancer
The decision to adopt
Courage to take the plunge to home-school
Faith is believing that God is, was and always will be. Faith is knowing He will provide. Faith is accepting His ways aren't always our ways. Faith is staying strong in our belief in Him even when it hurts. Faith is knowing life on earth is only for a season. Faith is believing that God is all powerful, all knowing and in control of everything, even when we can't understand.
...Faith is saying 'I I trust you God'...
Faith hasn't always been easy for me. It has been hard to have faith when it hurts. It has been hard to have faith when I have lost children; When I have been in pain; When life hasn't made sense.
It is in those times when I have had to force my self to go through the motions of life, when I have had to read and reread God's promises. When I have had to have Faith, not because it was easy, not because it was logical, but because God said. And slowly, day by day He made himself known to me. The sun began to shine on my life again. My tears began to dry. And my heart began to sing.
Don't lose Faith.
No matter what your struggle is, God is bigger.
Now, if you have time, read the passage in full, not just my tidbits :)
What does it mean to have faith?
What is faith?
Faith is believing in what we cannot see.
Can you imagine Noah building an Ark 450' long and 75' wide and 35' high? He had Faith.
What about Abraham? God promised he would become to Father of many Nations. How? He was about 100 and had no, none, zero, zilch children! Romans 4: 18 - 22 says "Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations... being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised. This is why it was credited to him as righteousness. "
How about the Children of Israel passing through the Red Sea on DRY land? Can you imagine, walking through a sea, walls of water on both sides? On dry ground. Hearing the Egyptians coming behind you, and the water swallow them up. Yet somehow, you are dry. You are safe. God has provided.
What is God asking you to have Faith in...
Healing a broken relationship
Enough money to pay bills
His provision to you as a single parent
Wisdom as a mom
The right words to say to a hurting friend
Enough strength to fight cancer
The decision to adopt
Courage to take the plunge to home-school
Faith is believing that God is, was and always will be. Faith is knowing He will provide. Faith is accepting His ways aren't always our ways. Faith is staying strong in our belief in Him even when it hurts. Faith is knowing life on earth is only for a season. Faith is believing that God is all powerful, all knowing and in control of everything, even when we can't understand.
...Faith is saying 'I I trust you God'...
Faith hasn't always been easy for me. It has been hard to have faith when it hurts. It has been hard to have faith when I have lost children; When I have been in pain; When life hasn't made sense.
It is in those times when I have had to force my self to go through the motions of life, when I have had to read and reread God's promises. When I have had to have Faith, not because it was easy, not because it was logical, but because God said. And slowly, day by day He made himself known to me. The sun began to shine on my life again. My tears began to dry. And my heart began to sing.
Don't lose Faith.
No matter what your struggle is, God is bigger.
3 comments:
Thanks Annika, I needed that this morning!
what a wonderful post- that verse has so much meaning to me, and my family, which is several long stories, but thanks for sharing!
Megan
of course you can! i need to update my blog roll sooo badly. it's more about making time than finding it...you know?? :)
Megan
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