Keeping your faith in God

2010-07-05T05:39:00.000-07:00

Even though I am forgiven by our heavenly father for my sins and I have been able to forgive myself, I still often times find me restless with an anxious heart. I fill myself up with the Holy Spirit and feel at peace with God in control but then catch my attention drifting back, dwelling on my circumstance and become anxious. I feel ashamed because I have let go so why would I ever pay any attention to these thoughts? I can hear God telling us now, “Don’t be anxious YOU of little faith.” I feel embarrassed and want to act like I have infinite faith at all times but God commands us in 2 Corinthians 11:30, “Boast of the things that show my weakness.” He knows my every need and will supply me with which at due time so why would I ever pay any mind to such a thought otherwise?

I truly believe and know with all my heart God has a greater plan for each of us. Circumstances have proven in my life he makes all things work together for our good. Everything happens for a divine reason even if we do not see it physically in the near future. So since I know this and truly believe it with all my heart why would I have an anxious heart? The reason why is simply the devil. One of the devils main objectives is to make us doubt divine FACTS. Yes, we are forgiven for our sins and transgressions but sin itself is not eradicated. Given the opportunity sin will overpower us so it is a conscious choice we not only make every day, but throughout everyday to keep our abundant faith in God. Hebrews 11:6 “And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.” Faith is merely the acceptance of God’s fact. Since we know he rewards those who heed correction and earnestly seek him we should leave God in control. Instead of giving any attention to the tangible worldly facts of daily experience that the devil keeps putting in front of us we should place our faith in the divine facts of what we cannot see with God working on our salvation in his entirety. Anxiety and restlessness are not from God. Righteousness, forgiveness, and PEACE are all ours by faith.

So as the freshness of this morning wears off how do we keep our faith in God? When the devil attempts to make us focus on worldly things don’t even pay attention to them, verbalize in prayer that you are leaving God in control. If you think about it our whole life is already planned out before the eyes of God. He sees that everything is working together for our salvation so we don’t need to pray and ask God to help us have faith, or just say we have faith but really we are just “hoping” it works out. Look at it through the eyes of our heavenly father. When he looks at what we are going through he has it worked out so we don’t need to “hope it works out.” We just need to have faith, accept God’s fact, and believe God has done it. We already have it.

So throughout the day when the slightest bit of anxiety or restlessness comes over us let it serve as a reminder to pray and give God the control. “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. Be self controlled and alert, resist the enemy, stand firm in faith,” 1 Peter 5:7. Take comfort in him and invite the Holy Spirit to live, breathe, and dwell within us.

“Dear Lord I come before you know clothed in humility. I stand before you placing all my trust in you. Thank you for loving me so much you would not only forgive me, but stay in control of my life as well. I pray that your Holy Spirit will come inside and tarry within my soul until eventide. Let your Holy Spirit inspire all of my thoughts, pervade over all my imaginations, and suggest each of my decisions. Lodge yourself in my wills most inward citadel and ORDER ALL of my doings. Be with me today in my speech and in my silence, in my company and in solitude, in my haste and in my leisure. Be with me in the freshness of this morning and the weariness of this evening. Give me grace to rejoice in your divine company and companionship. Thank you for tearing down my pride and making me weak so that I can be a part of your spirit and find abundant strength in you. Do not merely be a friend or a father to me today but through your Holy Spirit let me be a part of you. Thank you for all you have done, I believe in your word, I rejoice and give ALL the glory and honor to you. I pray your Holy Spirit will wash over my friends like a flood that cannot be contained, show them that righteousness, forgiveness, and peace are theirs to by faith. Help me to be quick to love today. Place names on my heart today for people I can pray for, help me to encourage others unconsciously. My heart is captivated by your majestic and infinite love for your children, thanks for your mercy and grace so that I may love you in the same way. Put the needs of others in the forefront of my mind. Help me to boast in my weakness today lord. I give all the glory, honor, and praise to your kingdom. Amen.”

Matthew M. Price

Keeping your faith in God