I need faith!
Is it possible to live a life of bible reading, prayer and fellowship yet lack the faith that Jesus speaks of, the faith that moves mountains...
I believe so...coz i have lived that life
What is faith?
Believing in the supremacy of Christ and his sacrifice, but believing also that he acts and lives TODAY, and living our entire lives to that truth.
Our prayers are not to simply be thoughts and desires offered up to God, our prayers are to be like the knocking man at the door who awakens the master with his persistence. It is not to simply "accept" life as it comes with an empty "God knows best" attitude. God wants us to offer our deepest godly desires up to him that he may answer them, to his glory.
it is to place them at his feet and pray fervently about them. Christ says that if we ask for things in his name, we shall have it. The line between trusting in the sovereignty of the Lord and persisting in prayer for needs he seems not to be currently fulfilling is a fine one indeed. Suffice to say, if God says "No" or remains silent to a need we believe is in his name, let it not for be for a lack of prayer, or faith.
God is not simply sovereign, he is good, and loving. if he cares enough to place your sin at the cross and save you, he cares about the desires of your heart. He cares enough to say no, when they are contrary to his perfect will for us, he cares enough to mould and craft them to his plans for our life and then progressively shower us with blessings to fulfil them when they are rightly aligned.
Let us make prayer a lifestyle, and faith an identity. It is by this that we offer our lives and priorities up to the Spirit for his conforming work. Full reliance on Christ's interceding sacrifice should drastically alter our prayer lives, our priorities and our choices.
Let us pursue the things of above, not the things of this world. God has promised to take care of our worldly needs, so let us limit how much we pursue these things and pursue him instead, and his works. (Luke 12).
Consider the plight of Paul, jailed, beaten, persecuted...and what is his concern in his letters? That the gospel spread! That the church be united in love. That the true message of Christ be preached. Could there be any more noble things to concern our lives with?
Let us not simply marvel at the dedication of Paul, but let us desire to live these single minded lives.
May the triune God be glorified
Is it possible to live a life of bible reading, prayer and fellowship yet lack the faith that Jesus speaks of, the faith that moves mountains...
I believe so...coz i have lived that life
What is faith?
Believing in the supremacy of Christ and his sacrifice, but believing also that he acts and lives TODAY, and living our entire lives to that truth.
Our prayers are not to simply be thoughts and desires offered up to God, our prayers are to be like the knocking man at the door who awakens the master with his persistence. It is not to simply "accept" life as it comes with an empty "God knows best" attitude. God wants us to offer our deepest godly desires up to him that he may answer them, to his glory.
it is to place them at his feet and pray fervently about them. Christ says that if we ask for things in his name, we shall have it. The line between trusting in the sovereignty of the Lord and persisting in prayer for needs he seems not to be currently fulfilling is a fine one indeed. Suffice to say, if God says "No" or remains silent to a need we believe is in his name, let it not for be for a lack of prayer, or faith.
God is not simply sovereign, he is good, and loving. if he cares enough to place your sin at the cross and save you, he cares about the desires of your heart. He cares enough to say no, when they are contrary to his perfect will for us, he cares enough to mould and craft them to his plans for our life and then progressively shower us with blessings to fulfil them when they are rightly aligned.
Let us make prayer a lifestyle, and faith an identity. It is by this that we offer our lives and priorities up to the Spirit for his conforming work. Full reliance on Christ's interceding sacrifice should drastically alter our prayer lives, our priorities and our choices.
Let us pursue the things of above, not the things of this world. God has promised to take care of our worldly needs, so let us limit how much we pursue these things and pursue him instead, and his works. (Luke 12).
Consider the plight of Paul, jailed, beaten, persecuted...and what is his concern in his letters? That the gospel spread! That the church be united in love. That the true message of Christ be preached. Could there be any more noble things to concern our lives with?
Let us not simply marvel at the dedication of Paul, but let us desire to live these single minded lives.
May the triune God be glorified
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