I don't know about you guys, but I have some unresolved trust issues. This doesn't stop with just people. In fact, the One I have the hardest time trusting in is the Creator himself. The fact that the outcomes of my life are completely shrouded in mystery leaves little room for faith. After all, how can you have faith that things will work out if you cant see them working out before your eyes? Well, what if presumeably things are working out, but because it is such a slow progression to get to that point, it looks as if nothing is happening? Its like watching a snail, nonstop, for 5 minutes, try to get to a nearby rock. If we continue to stay fixated on that snail, it will seem like he is not getting anywhere. But if we instead come back and see where the snail is an hour from where we first saw it, we will see he will have reached that rock.
We all have rocks we want to reach.
Jesus wants us to live by faith. And he knows our hearts desires because he created us. In the Bible he says "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." (Matthew 7:7). This means if you pray earnestly and ask for something, be in guidance, financial security, a partner, etc, he promises to bring you such things.
But he's not a genie guys
A genie does things at the snap of a finger, in the moment. God tests our faith in his promise by making us wait until the moment is just right. Not for us. Not even for him. For EVERYBODY. Remember, we want to think of the bigger picture. That means outside ourselves. But sometimes, God answers some of our needs by exhausting us of some wants. Also, keep in mind when I say "needs" I mean things beneficial to both us and Gods plan.
Faith in Tribulation
Life is a wild ride of high and low points, with little time for calm in between. Its at these times that our faith gets tested. But why put us through this? The simple answer is to help us recognize that we should stop living such trivial lives, ruled by our sinful nature, and live for him. When we notice our lives are falling apart, and the people, places, and things, are leading us further and further astray from God's purpose for our lives, we do one of two things. If we have faith, we come back to our loving Father, and he welcomes his sheep home as he slowly helps bring our lives new meaning. The other, more tragic ending to tribulation leads to self destruction.
I thoroughly enjoyed this one in particular. I pray anyone in the midst of tribulation have faith that, as all storms must subside, so will yours. If you have been unfaithful to your Heavenly Father, just pray and ask that he help you pick up the debris and bring form and function back to your life. That's all for now.
Faith is believing in what we cannot see! That is Faith of any kind, however, when we are speaking specifically of God, that is called Blind Faith! Blind Faith gives us hope in what we cannot see.
ReplyDeleteThis is a well written article and you are extremely articulate. Those are wonderful qualities!
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DeleteYes! Blind faith that's a good way to look at it Barb! I mean you look at a blind man, and he is usually more aware of the world around him than one that can see. Having blind faith allows us to see who Jesus truly is and what he has done, when others can't.
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