Faith
by adustyframe ~ November 21st, 2006“Faith is deliberate confidence in the character of God whose ways you
may not understand at the time.”
~ Oswald Chambers~
God is working in my life to produce faith. I am not “there” yet.
I have moments of wavering. At these times, I ask God to help me. I am not in a place where I never question, never fear.
God is moving me there.
I like this quote. Faith isn’t that I am so big or so great.
It is that my God is! I must choose to have unshakeable confidence in his goodness and his character.
I see through a glass darkly. I have so many questions. I have moments when the tempter wraps his evil tail around my heart whispering lies about God.
I have the choice to give in. I could quit. I could choose to believe the lies.
Or I can choose to hold onto his promises. I can choose to see his hand in all that touches our lives.
I have stood in the gap and been buffeted by satan. I came very close to quitting. I looked over the black abyss and felt the coldest fear I had ever known.
Thankfully the Lord reminded me who he is. That I am his child and he is working things for our good. I don’t have to understand what he is doing. I don’t need to know why (although I sure wish I did!). I am to trust and to rest in his goodness. He is a loving father and desires only what brings us closer to him.
If God chooses to never give us another material blessing, we have been blessed beyond measure.
He is worthy of my trust. I will deliberately place my confidence in his love and goodness and have faith in him.
The question is not about God’s character or his trustworthiness. The question is me. What will I do about his character and goodness? Choose to believe him and rest in his arms or fight against his working in our lives?
I pray that I will choose the former. When the dark questions attempt to lodge in my heart, I must make a conscience choice to have faith in our Almighty unchangeable God.
November 21st, 2006 at 8:49 pm
I’ve been there and I’ve doubted many things but the one thing that has been unshakable is my faith in God. I may not understand, I may even doubt His timing (well, scratch that, it’s not may, it’s DO. There are times that I DO doubt His timeing) but I have always known that God knows what is best for me and I cling to that even in the times where I am confused, wavering, uncertain of many other things. I KNOW God and I KNOW that He has promised that He will never leave me or forsake me, even when I can’t feel His presence when I need to feel it the most. Have faith, take that leap. It’s easier when you just leap with your eyes closed and know that He will catch you and not allow you to fall beyond His reach.
Thank you for so candidly sharing your thoughts on this week’s quote. I really enjoyed reading you today!
November 22nd, 2006 at 4:48 am
I know at times it is not easy to understand what God is doing in our lives. We just have to continue to trust in Him and His Word.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this week’s quote for IOW.
November 22nd, 2006 at 6:50 am
‘Here on a narrow neck of land
Twixt two unbounded seas I stand
Yet so insensible
A point of time, a moments space
Removes me to that heavenly place
Or shuts me up in hell’
(can’t remember the hymn writer and my mum would be ashamed of me!)
Do you know the hymn ‘begone unbelief? It is one that has often been brought to my mind as Satan has tried to lossen my hold on my Lord.
November 22nd, 2006 at 8:12 pm
Susanna, I don’t know either of those hymns!
Thanks ladies for your comments. As always you are a blessing to me.