Wednesday, October 14, 2015

FAITH

“For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever! So we don’t look at the troubles we can see now; rather, we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things we see now will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever.”
‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭4:17-18‬ ‭NLT

Faith is not denying reality, or pretending you don't have a problem.  It isn't saying I'm not in pain, when you are, or saying I don't hurt when you do, or that you are happy when you are grieving inside.  Faith is facing the facts without being disheartened by them because you know God is greater than the problem. There is a Christianity today that basically says, "Deny all of your problems. Just have a positive confession. Name it and claim it."  I don't think that kind of thinking comes from Jesus. Faith is facing reality without being discouraged by it.  You know God can change a situation.  You can build a family on Faith, not fantasy.  The same is true in the business world.  You can't build a life on fantasy but you can on Faith.   How?  Look beyond your circumstances: "We fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen (the problem) is temporary, but what is unseen (God's Power) is eternal" 2Cor. 4:18 NIV.

If you look at the world you will become distressed, if you look inside you may become depressed. The world is full of problems, and all of us  have things that need changing in our lives. But if you look at Jesus you will be at rest.  You will see your deliverer and not your difficulty - you will make it.
Remember God loves you and so do I.