Let's Review:
#1. Realize that God means for you to be where you are.
#2. Be more concerned for God's glory than for your relief.
#3. Acknowledge your enemy, but keep your eyes on the Lord.
#4. Pray
#5. Stay Calm and confident, and give God time to work.
#6. When unsure, just take the next logical step by faith.
# 7. Envision God's enveloping presence.
# 8. Trust God to deliver in His own unique way.
#1. Realize that God means for you to be where you are.
#2. Be more concerned for God's glory than for your relief.
#3. Acknowledge your enemy, but keep your eyes on the Lord.
#4. Pray
#5. Stay Calm and confident, and give God time to work.
#6. When unsure, just take the next logical step by faith.
# 7. Envision God's enveloping presence.
# 8. Trust God to deliver in His own unique way.
Now we are at
#9. "View your current crisis as a faith builder for the future."
"Thus the LORD saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore. 31. And Israel saw that great work which the LORD did upon the Egyptians: and the people feared the LORD, and believed the LORD, and his servant Moses." Exodus 14:30-31
"I know He tries me only to increase my faith." J. Hudson Taylor
As I read through this section several main definitions for faith stood out:
- believing that what the Lord has said to us will be accomplished.
- being fully persuaded that God has the power to do what He has promised.
- believing that things will happen just as He has told us.
- considering Him faithful who has given us promises.
"A faith that can't be tested can't be trusted." Warren Wiersbe
This chapter goes on to say that there are different degrees of faith, "and Jesus richly rewards those who fully trust Him."
"But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him." Hebrews 11:6
If we need some reminders of the many things that God has done for His people in the past - all we need to do is read the stories that show God's faithfulness.
"This was done, and recorded, in order to encourage God's people in all ages to trust Him in the greatest straits." Matthew Henry
"God intends to develop us spiritually. How? Like any good teacher, He bestows truth, then devises tests to review and reinforce that truth, to transfer and translate into lasting, life-changing experiences."(page 101)
"Jesus taught the disciples on the mountainside, then loaded them into a boat and sent them into a terrific storm designed to help them apply truth to life.......This, then, is the principle: our faith grows when we choose to apply God's promises to today's problems and use the experiences to mature us for tomorrow's challenges. In a sense, we are storing up faith for times ahead." (page 102)
"Faith, then, is simply finding and claiming the promises of God in every situation, and, based on those promises, making logical assumptions, being fully persuaded that God has the power to do what He has promised." (page 104)
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