Tag: unbelief

Does It Depend?

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And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you. Psalm 9:10

When Jesus doesn’t give you what you want…

When your arms remain empty…

When you fall upon your knees in prayer and God’s reply seems to be no…

What then? What is your response?

Take matters into your own hands because you know better than God?

Trust yourself instead because deep down you believe He doesn’t really care or understand you?

We often stoop to unbelief when unable to see over the horizon.

And when we’re full of ourselves, our eyes seem to fail us.

It’s like we can’t see over the horizon to God’s plans because me, myself, and I get in the way.

But God can and does see it all. Your everything. He made your now, your horizon, and beyond.

Is God’s no because God is so very mean?

Could God be protecting you instead?

Maybe He is going to give you something way better – but we refuse to see that (or even look) because our vision demands to be satisfied in the present. Right this very second.

Either you believe God has your back or He doesn’t.

Look behind at all of His faithfulness demonstrated to you over years and years.

He’s been faithful when you’ve danced for joy before Him and when you’ve pouted in the corner.

He will also prove to be faithful in your wants. Your nows.

Thank Him for giving you His very best.

And keep trusting Him when you like what you see and even when you don’t.

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Belief

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Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in Me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father. John 14:12

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How high is your belief?

Belief in God.

Belief in His goodness.

Belief in His faithfulness.

Belief in your God-given gifts.

How much do you believe?

How deep?

I can say things until I’m blue in the face.

Others can share God’s truth over and over.

But unless you take His words into your heart, they mean nothing.

Absolutely nothing.

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We all have our own choices.

To believe God or not.

To believe Him when things are rolling along nicely.

But to also believe Him when you’re plodding along in a deep dark forest.

How deep is your belief?

Even when you cannot feel His hand, do you know He’s still there?

Even when you’re disappointed yet again, do you look instead to His faithfulness?

It’s normal to flip a bit.

To flip on belief when a doubt enters your brain.

A thought pops into your head, planting a doubt, and you respond like you almost agree.

Instead, when little doubts land on your arm, slap them like a mosquito, killing them on the spot.

Ain’t nobody got time for that.

Doubt that is.

Why?

Because doubt always leads to something else.

If you don’t immediately slap that doubt away, it stays in the corner of your mind, coming to the surface every so often.

Something else a few minutes or hours later will try to confirm that doubt.

Now you’ve got a bigger problem.

That “confirmed” doubt has doubled.

Folks, it only gets worse from there.

Doubts are believed when belief in ourselves overtakes our belief in God.

When we determine it’s up to us to be happy.

It’s up to us to solve our moments.

Our belief in God is the cornerstone of everything.

If we don’t believe He is enough, we search.

If we don’t believe He is faithful, we doubt.

If we don’t believe He is here, we panic.

Keep your belief deep, so your roots are well watered when the ground above is parched.

When life is cracked and dry, you will still thrive because your roots are well-watered.

Choose to deeply believe, because life is very real.

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Photos by Liam Pozz, Jeremy Bishop, & Christopher Paul High on Unsplash