Daily Journal: 12 March

Believing Through Faith

So what can be said about faith?

What am I believing for from God right now? Am I placing my faith in a person or in an outcome?

Hebrews 11:8 (WEB)

By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out to the place which he was to receive for an inheritance. He went out, not knowing where he went.

Imagine I tell you I'm moving but I don’t know where I'm moving to. What would you think?

Abraham didn’t know where he was going when God gave him a promise and told him to start walking towards it. He didn't know what kind of people he would meet. He didn't know if they would be welcoming or hostile. He didn’t know the weather he and his family would endure out in the elements. They didn't have a cozy family van to use. He couldn’t tell his wife where they would end up. He couldn’t promise her an easy life. They met battles, takeovers, conflict, negotiations, and at times great blessing. It was a lengthy journey. There had to be much trust in God for an outcome they couldn't see. Abraham didn’t go on a whim. He had heard from God and it was God’s will for them that they step out in faith.

Whether we don't know what's next or we know we've heard from God, we have to wait on God to show us what to do. In whatever situation it is, we can have a confident expectation of the outcome, even if we don’t know what’s around the corner. The outcome will be what God has planned if we're waiting and following Him prayerfully. The only thing that can stop that plan is our disobedience or inability to trust.

Hebrews 10:35 (NLV)

So do not throw away this confident trust in the Lord. Remember the great reward it brings you!

When God calls, God leads, God provides, God equips, God enables. God will do what He knows He needs to do. We just get in the boat and row.

Hebrews 11:33-34 (NASB)

who by faith conquered kingdoms, performed acts of righteousness, obtained promises, shut the mouths of lions, quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight.

Commit your way to God. Don’t allow yourself to become neglectful in weariness or worry. Continue to walk by faith, knowing God is all-sufficient, taking courage and hope because of the examples given to us in the bible.

Ephesians 3:20 (NIV)

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us