Hebrews 11:6 tells us that without faith it is impossible to please God. Do you have an ultimate desire to please Almighty God? Do you ever just wake up in the morning and think, God, today I want to please you in everything I say and in everything I do? Well, according to this passage of scripture if you need a miracle in your life you must have faith. Faith produces miracles!
We are living in an economically unstable time. Jobs are being lost, wages & hours are being cut, homes are being foreclosed, and prices are skyrocketing. Folks are worried to death about what’s going to happen. Crime is on the rise, drug usage is on the rise, solicitation is on the rise and church attendance is way down. Satan has been very effective in his job. The hearts of mankind are being so enwrapped by him that young folks are dropping dead due to stress and anxiety.
But in the midst of so much negativity and pain I have some good news. Your faith in God can produce a miracle in your life. The body of Christ does not have time to be distracted by what things look like. This is our greatest time in history to be about our Father’s business. He’s opening doors of ministry like never before. God’s church is not a game. God has need of workers in every area that He lets your foot tread upon. It’s time to get some God knowledge in your head and some boldness in your spirit. The Bible says this race is not given to the swift nor the strong but the one that endures to the end. Someone reading right now is ready to give up and call it quit. I speak to you by the power of the Holy Spirit now is the time to get so hungry & thirsty for God that you chase after Him to be fed. Start chasing after God and see what happens!
So many times we ask God for something and we say that we are praying & praying and he never answers. Well first of all God always answer. The problem is we get so caught up in the way that we expect to get His answer that we miss it. It’s time we quit praying our will and really start praying God’s will for our lives. Quit expecting God to send you checks in the mail and lump sum increases in your bank account. Don’t get me wrong He’s God and He can do all that. But you asked Him to meet your financial needs. He had a sister & the brother to give you some vegetables from their garden, a friend treated you to lunch and somebody anonymously cut your grass for you. He just blessed you with a $100 package but because he didn’t send it to you in cash your crying out saying, Lord when are you going answer. He already did!
When Peter walked on water, he did so not through his own faith, but by looking to Jesus. When he was focused on Jesus, he transcended natural laws and walked on the turbulent waters despite the huge waves. However, the moment he stopped looking to Jesus, and focused on the ‘terrifying’ waves instead, he immediately sank. But were the waves any larger or more dangerous than those during the brief moment when he walked on water? Of course not! The only difference is that when he stopped looking to Jesus, and focused on his ‘problem’ instead, he in effect relinquished the power he had in Jesus, and allowed his surroundings to affect him. Always remember, Jesus is the Author and Finisher of our faith, and He ALWAYS has the first and last word in every situation. By looking to Him, we allow Him to work in our lives, and our faith grows.
We can actually say we have faith when we are not moved by our circumstances or the way thing look all around us and we rest in Jesus. Bills and no money, rest in Jesus! Health issues and loads of medication, rest in Jesus! Folks in your house acting like heathens, rest in Jesus! Tossing & toiling all night long, rest in Jesus!
When we rest in Jesus, we are telling Him that we trust Him, and believe that He’s already worked it out. Instead of constantly worrying and fretting about that which we can do nothing about, we need to start praising like David. He said “The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want”. There is nothing we need that God cannot provide! Everything we could possibly need, He has an abundance of it. The question is can you handle the blessings of God? Hmmm....Let that marinate. Stop running away from Him until you need something but rather cling tightly to Him at all times.
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