Though he was a young boy, he believed without a doubt that God would help overcome the giant Goliath. They are even commonly referred to today as “heroes of faith.” Think about David. The Old Testament is filled with stories of people who experienced miracles through the power of faith. Nothing can steal our faith, because we believe in the almighty God. Nothing can cause us to become discouraged.
What a lousy foundation that is! The first storm would take that house down.īy believing in God and choosing to live by faith, and not by our feelings, which are as changeable as the weather itself, we stand immovable in the storms of life. Those who live by their feelings, on the other hand, and put their trust in things of this earth, are like a man who builds his house on sand. And no matter what storms come and beat against that house, it will remain standing, because of the solid foundation of faith on which it is built. In the gospel of Matthew, Jesus tells us that whoever hears His sayings and does them, will be like a man who built his house on rock.
In several places in the Bible, God’s Word is compared to a rock. “Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever.” Psalm 125:1. How then could we despair, or become discouraged on life’s way? If we have faith in God’s Word – in His promises to transform us, in His power to help us overcome sin – then we will be filled with joy. He doesn’t begin something and then drop it or lose interest halfway through. And not only has God begun a work, we are assured that He will complete it. God is not afflicted with the same unfortunate tendencies as mankind.
#Faith evans you put that thing on me free#
This brings an incredible joy to each one who longs to become free from sin. And what work is that? The work of setting us free from the sin in our nature and transforming us into the image of Jesus. “Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.” Philippians 1:6. Faith in this will make us strong and bold in our battle against sin. The outcome is certain! God will show Himself strong on our behalf, and victory will be ours. We will be fully assured that God will crush Satan under our feet. If we have faith in these verses, and in all of the scriptures, we will have confidence in our trials. We also read this incredible promise in Romans 16:20: “And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly.” 2 Chronicles 16:9 says, “For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him.” If we muddle along in our own strength, without faith in God, we will quickly fall into despair over our own incapabilities when we are faced with these shortcomings.īut if we have faith in God and the power of His Word, we know that we don’t have to muddle along in our own strength. We find that we lack patience when dealing with our children we accidentally say snippy, cutting things to those that we love. When we try to do the good, we very quickly come up against our own shortcomings. We can cast all our care on Him and focus our energy on doing His will instead of worrying about everything past, present, and future.Ģ. When we truly believe that, we don’t have a single reason to be anxious. He has planned our whole life out, with love and care. He sends us trials and He tests us, so that we can overcome sin and the virtues of Jesus can grow in us.
God has a perfect plan for us in everything He sends our way. And as for the future? There’s a whole lifetime of unseen circumstances over which we could drive ourselves mad with fretting.īut if we choose to have faith, to trust in God – the Master Builder who guides everything in heaven and on earth – then we are freed from worrying about our life. We don’t know what the outcome will be, or what long-term effect they’ll have on us. After all, we don’t know what their purpose is. If we trust only as far as we understand, then we have every reason to worry about the various trials and hardships that come over our life. “Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you,” writes Peter in 1 Peter 5:7. “Be anxious for nothing,” Paul encourages us in Philippians 4:6. We no longer need to worry about the future. But how? What are the actual benefits of living a life of faith in God? 1. But when we lay hold of faith, we experience the tremendous power it has to change our life completely. No, it’s a belief in the power of God to save us to the uttermost from sin that we must fight to get a hold of, and then fight to hold onto for our entire life.
#Faith evans you put that thing on me full#
“Now faith is the full assurance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1įaith in God is a life-saving power.
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