Ironic that I should have to come teach a bible class on faith all this week.
So, even if I do obey, if I do it without faith, I'm still not pleasing God. Sigh.
"Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for." (Heb 11:1-2)
What do I have faith for? That the method will work? Oh, I believe that. Too many people have proven this method works.
That I'll be allowed to be the adult I've grown to be? That I'll be granted the freedom I so desperately want?
"I cry aloud to the Lord;
I lift up my voice to the Lord for mercy.
I pour out my complaint before him;
before him I tell my trouble.
When my spirit grows faint within me,
it is you who know my way...
Listen to my cry,
for I am in desperate need;
rescue me from those who pursue me,
for they are too strong for me.
Set me free from my prison,
that I may praise your name."
Psalm 142:1-3,6-7
What do I have faith for? That the method will work? Oh, I believe that. Too many people have proven this method works.
That I'll be allowed to be the adult I've grown to be? That I'll be granted the freedom I so desperately want?
"I cry aloud to the Lord;
I lift up my voice to the Lord for mercy.
I pour out my complaint before him;
before him I tell my trouble.
When my spirit grows faint within me,
it is you who know my way...
Listen to my cry,
for I am in desperate need;
rescue me from those who pursue me,
for they are too strong for me.
Set me free from my prison,
that I may praise your name."
Psalm 142:1-3,6-7
1 comments:
Don't discount yourself or your faith so easily. If you were without faith, why would you obey? Beliefs lead to actions....Sometimes actions, whether they are done from the heart or the head, in turn, lead to belief. It is not a sin to pray "dear Lord, help my disbelief." Does God not know the desires of our heart- good, just or otherwise? Does that change his love for us? And who does our faith benefit anyway? Ourselves or God? God never ceases being who he is based on our beliefs or level of faith. He uses our faith to transform who we are, so we can grow our understanding of who he is. The growth or journey is not always easy- in fact, he promised it would certainly not be. But he also promised that we would never be alone and that "this too shall pass". Sometimes, that's all we have to hang our faith on and you know what, that's more than enough to strengthen our faith for future tests.
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