I Believe God
Last Sunday my pastor preached a powerful message on faith. His sermon was inspiring to say the least, but it also reigniting in me a challenge to stick to the basics in my walk with God.
He didn't talk about the normal stuff; naming and claiming everything we could imagine in the name of faith, from a co-worker's position at work (last I checked, that is called coveting) to a Mercedes Benz or a new home. It kills me how we treat God like He’s our personal Santa Claus, ready to give us everything we want. I believe that’s shallow faith.
No, pastor’s message was simple: Believe God. He told us our lives should be characterized by total belief and trust in the Father. He said that if our faith is motivated by any other reason, we would be disappointed.
Nowhere else has the concept of faith been more real to me than in my own life.
More than 20 years ago I was a semester away from graduating college. I thought I had it altogether until I discovered I was several weeks pregnant. I couldn’t believe it!
I had recently accepted Jesus as my Savior, was optimistic about getting a good- paying job and was raring to take my destiny by storm.
After pacing back and forth in my mind with worry, I collapsed in prayer.
I can remember what I said: “Lord, I’m sorry. I’m a single woman and I don’t know what to do.
What about my parents? My church? What should I do?”
His response to me is what governs my life today. He said, “You’re going to have a little girl, you’re going to name her Faith, and that’s what you will live by.”
Today, I believe God.
My daughter is a godly young woman pursuing a college education, and she is looking to the future with a foundation built on faith.
Though it was difficult raising her as a single mother, God provided many father figures who stepped into her life to fulfill His Word, “A father of the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in His holy habitation” (Ps. 68:5, NKJV).
No matter what comes my way, I always conclude that my life is in His hands. I know for a fact that He can do all that I could ever ask, but I don’t wield my faith to make Him do as I say. Faith is a lifestyle for me.
I encourage you to continue to live by faith no matter what unforeseen situations arise in your life. But don’t just trust Him for the moment; believe Him for a lifetime.
posted by Felicia Mann at
11:51 AM
6 Comments:
What a wonderfully inspiring message!!! Thank you so much! Just today my bible lesson spoke about how grateful we need to be, that the bible is SIMPLE and written simply in order for us to easily understand it!! How true. Your message on just trusting God reminds me of that lesson today. God bless you and thank you!
OH PRAISE GOD FOR FAITH, HOW AWESOME TO BE REMINDED, OF HAVING THAT FAITH JUST THE SIZE OF A MUSTARD SEED THE LORD SAYS. EVERYDAY SITUATIONS SOMETIMES PUT US IN A PLACE OF NOT EVEN THINKING ABOUT HAVING THAT FAITH THAT MY JESUS OFFERS. PRAISE GOD FOR A WORD THIS MORNING.
Thank You for your words of encouragement it really comes down to if we are just going to trust God or not we have tried so many years to work things out in our own way and they have yet to work. Faith has to be that of a lifestyle not something that we will try and see if it works.
Wow, you kind of told off on yourself in a round about way - Your thoughts on how others aspire and expected God to respond materially and on the surface and all the while, you were living in sin and suffering like the rest of us. Thank God for God and thank God for you, knowing that you too, fell short and turned it around and asked for the Help of His Mighty works. Inside/Out!
Thank you for affirmation to God's Word... My pastor also preached about 'faith' on Sunday's message 'The Just Shall Live by Faith'.
This has strengthen my resolve to know that faith in God, moves the unmovable, does the impossible and allows us to become invincible and conquerors thru Jesus Christ
Faith is all we need!!! Be Blessed
The story of your daughter brought tears to my eyes. It's a testament of God's love and how He makes all things beautiful (Ecclesiastes 3:11).
Thank you for your encouraging words about faith.
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