HE LIKES FAITH…Every relationship requires us to figure out some things. There are things our friend really doesn’t like. So for the sake of the relationship, we will tend to avoid that list. There are some things they really like. So if we’re a good friend, we’ll start weaving those likes into our life. This is what makes a friendship thrive. That exact dynamic exists in our relationship with God. Some view God as a force. Like electricity. They reason that as soon as they figure out the God thing, they are good to go. But God is not a force. He has a personality. He has certain likes and dislikes. He really likes the kind of things that build us, & the brothers and sisters around us. He really doesn’t like things that degrade us & our brothers and sisters. There is one thing however that would have to go down as one of His favorites…
“And it is impossible to please God without Faith”. ~Hebrews 11:6
God is immeasurably pleased when He see’s His sons and daughters trusting Him even though He hasn’t showed up yet. For whatever reason, God finds great joy when He feels that His kids have that kind of confidence in Him. Not only is He proud of us because we have developed a depth about us that measures life by more than what’s visible, but our confidence in Him is very esteeming and reveals the kind of soul-deep friendship He has with us. On a more practical note, Life is about seasons…and timing…and ripening. Jesus told the parable about the farmer that plows, then plants, then waters, then waits. Finally, after many long days, the harvest is here. Our lives have these kind of seasons too. Just as the farmer doesn’t expect harvest during the days of plowing…we shouldn’t expect God to bring harvest, out of season. God will always work with the seasons of our maturity, the seasons of our spiritual growth, even the seasons of our trial and error. If God isn’t dumping a harvest on us, it’s because He’s reading our seasons. Can we find faith to wait for the day of reward? ~verlon
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"And it is impossible to please God without Faith”. ~Hebrews 11:6
ReplyDelete"God is immeasurably pleased when He sees His sons and daughters trusting Him even though He hasn't shown up yet......"(V)
I find that in the darkest of times in my walk in life that I only discover in hind sight that God was there all the time and that my awareness of his presence was the only thing that had not shown up yet.
Faith is an awareness of God.. (reliance is then walking in it).." as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient(Temporal KJ), but the things that are unseen are eternal." 2 Corinthians 4:18 This I find is like learning to walk blind. I see where what we see in this world can lead us into deception if it is relied upon over faith...Fear not..The Holy Spirit is our Guide... "And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you." John 14:16-17 (KJ).
While I often find signs that defy explanation.. (if I could explain them they be worldly)..Prayer:..Oh sweet Lord keep me blind and always in thy sight and Guidance of your Comforter. So that in the great glory of Christ that I revel in the joy of faith pleasing you Abba Father....
"Not something seen but by the restoration of faith do we walk." Angelos
"We Walk By Faith, Not By Sight"
2 Corinthians 5:7
PS.. Great Sermon V last night at Comm Meal..
ReplyDelete"InSpiriting"....Well done...Wow..
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ReplyDelete"Yes, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for you are with me; your rod and your staff they comfort me."
ReplyDelete"In a sense the world and life is but a valley of death which we walk, death existing only here....we in faith have no fear, having faith, we are blinded to the worldly evil of this valley, it's influences, and seeing only the God in it so leading us on to safer pastures..Close your eyes and see the Rod and staff leading you safely...Faith means you know it is there, relying on it, and the Sheppard ...Life is but a temporary exercise in trust teaching us reliance on God..." ...Angelos