The walk of faith is all about choices. Time and time again I have heard of God awakening people to His reality and their call and time and time again I see those same people 12 months later oblivious to the call and the touch of God on their lives. They made a decision initially that... "this was going to be the change they were going to make, sacrifice, and all that God has called me to I will respond. " They tell people about it and promote what they will do. Then time passes and the realisation that the voice and call they heard is not as strong, its actually fading and they look at the cost and the changes they think they will have to make and then the mind kicks in. Soon it does not even rate as a thought, "Why in the world would I do that?"
Faith is a funny thing that comes (Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God) and it must be then applied to our lives. What do I mean by that? Well God opens our hearts to a thought of a possibility, like you will become a prophet Pastor or what ever, or it may be you should go to this place or give this amount of money or love on that person. Then what usually occurs is a period of time elapses to give us time to think and allow our hearts to kick in. It reveals where we really are at. A walk of faith will take what it knows was Gods prompting and run with it no matter the circumstances. That is why its called faith it takes an action applied to a thought to make it a reality. It comes and we must keep it coming.
The word faith is used a lot in the new testament, it is the word PISTIS and basically means to have faith in Jesus. But in one place there is a different word used it is ;
oligopistos
ol-ig-op'-is-tos
From G3641 and G4102; incredulous, that is, lacking confidence (in Christ): - of little faith.
It is used here
Mat 6:30 But if God gives such clothing to the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is put into the oven, will he not much more give you clothing, O you of little faith?
Jesus here in this verse is talking about having faith in Gods provision for our lives, and He rebukes them in no uncertain terms about them lacking faith in God himself. And this is what I mentioned above. People hearing a word and it will take faith to walk it out and then the cares of the world and the fear of lack crowds it out. One thing that separated Jesus from everyone else was His total trust in God. This only came about as He stepped out of the boat took risks and decided that faith was the dividing factor between what seemed reality (facts) and what was Gods truth.
EG We cannot walk on water FACT. But Faith proved that it could be overcome. FACT you cannot raise the Dead FAITH says yes you can. In your life you will never know the over coming Faith that moves mountains while you stay in the facts or the safe Zone of what you know and see. Sooner or later many of us will be confronted with words or things or even a diagnosis that speaks loudly of facts, the reality is that Faith can overcome those facts if we allow it. The excitement of seeing Gods hand extended into your life changes everything.
May I encourage you to leap beyond what you know into the realm of the Living God and see an answer that many will not see because they are tied to the FACTS. To see the hand of God change someones life through faith is one of the most satisfying times in anyone's life. Its in Him we live and move and have our being.
Those are a few of my random thoughts
Pastor Rob
