Hebrews 11:6 "And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him."
We must have confident and obedient faith in the LORD's word in the midst of our biggest trials. Christ came, out of sacrifice/unconditional love to give us a life better than we once had before our encounter with Him. Our faith in Him gives us hope and allows us a deeper relational experience with God. (Romans 12:12, 1 Peter 3:18-22)
Faith also builds our endurance and establishes our character. (James 1:2-4)
When we are faced with such trials we must joyfully greet them knowing and believing that when such oppositions are conquered God honors us. (James 1:12)
Romans 5:1-5: "1 Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us. 2 Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory. 3 We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. 4 And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. 5 And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love."
Never get irritable or impatient but endure. Have faith that God is going to see you through.
Quick story:
I myself went through a test of faith this past week. I got off work Friday, drove about 5 min on a flat I had no knowledge of, random guy, James, stops to help me, the spare needed air and also had a slight leak in the valve, gunned it on the way home, and got out to check the tire, that was fine but my car started smoking. So I called my bro/friend's dad and he was able to fix it. Whew.. Oh.. and the hose was messed up again and he fixed it.. AGAIN haha.
But despite all that I still gave God glory and praised Him. I knew that He'll make a way out of a no way.
I'm thankful and very blessed to not only have people in my life that help me when possible but also a God, Heavenly Father, that gives His son favor.
Poem:
My faith in the LORD gives me the strength to keep going
I've been given wings of eagle to soar in the midst of my storms
I praise His name and await cus there is a blessing around the corner
It may take a while to get here but I know that me keeping faith was never wrong
Striving daily to keep His word heavily anchored
In my heart, I'll never part from the Creator that's painting my life like beautiful art
Faith is the canvas, splattered over a life that was once shattered
Now trusting in that same Creator that freely gives all of the answers
His word shades my life
While his hands refines my soul
And by enduring His test's I'm able to allow the Spirit to grow
No matter how long these tests may take
There's not a second that goes away that He's not testing our faith
"I rather not live like there isn't a God, then die and find out there really is...think about it" Kendrick Lamar.
Genesis 5:21-25
1 Corinthians 9:25
2 Timothy 4:8
James 5:11
Revelation 3:11
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