Our
struggles with our faith come because God does not meet up to our selfish human
expectations. He does not answer our prayers or provide for us in the way that He
does for other people who claim to preach His Word.
This
faulty understanding of God is not scriptural, and must fail in time. Isolated
verses from the Bible, taken out of the context of the verses around them and
the rest of the verses pertaining to this same issue, are not firm enough on
which to rest our faith.
Our
faith only grows firmer and stronger as we increase our understanding of God
and His ways by considering the whole Bible in its context (Romans 10:17).
God’s Holy Spirit comforts, guides and nurtures us in our walk as Believers.
The
Spirit of God within us is the truest proof of our relationship to God. We no
longer live according to the dictates of our flesh, conscience or human
instincts.
Our
life changes; we grow discontent with this world and we look forward to serving
God for eternity. Reading and believing God’s Word fortifies our faith and hope
and fills our Spirit with spiritual food.
Prayer:
Teach
us to humble our self and to minister in this world as a servant for Your glory
(Matthew 20:26-28). We will stand firm in our faith regardless of either
approval or criticism from other people, or how or when You choose to meet our
needs. We pray that You will strengthen our loved ones in their inner being, so
that they can believe in Jesus through Your Holy Spirit (Ephesians 3:16).
Thought
for the Day:
As
selfishness, pride and flesh decrease in us, God can fill us through all of our
being with all of His fullness. - John 3:30; Ephesians 3:19
