Faith
Faith is friendship with God. Every time our faith rises, our friendship with God grows. God knows I could really use a friend right about now. If that’s you today, then I encourage you to read this.
It’ll only take a few minutes of your time.
Sometimes, the meaning of faith gets lost in having faith for the things we want or need. I’d like to take it a step further and say how about simply having faith that God is real in a fallen world that says He’s not? Someone wise once said, “If you can’t follow the hand of God, then follow the heart.” And if your desires aren’t aligned with His word, then ask God to give you the desires of His heart. If there is a lack of understanding, then ask the Lord to open the eyes of your understanding. If there is confusion, reluctance or hesitancy, just get to know God on an intimate and personal level rather than trying to figure out like you have to have all of the answers.
God is more than our friend; He’s our father. He knows that we don’t know everything. If we did, we wouldn’t need Him, but more importantly we wouldn’t be able to enjoy life. Maybe not having all of the answers is a good thing. Maybe the navigating is meant to be treasured. After all, if God be for us, then who can be against us?
This post is for the single working mom trying to go back to school. This post is for the baby Chrisitian that just cut off all their “friends.” This post is for the homeless. The jobless. The carless. The hungry. The poor. The hurting. The mourning. The angry. The regretful. The anxious, weary and brokenhearted. You don’t need to have all of the answers. In fact, God tells us to come as we are. So come as you are to God. All of the baggage and bitterness will fall in his presence; if you let it, it must fall. That’s the beauty of the authority God’s given us, and the splendor of the friendship he extends to us. I don’t know about you, but I’m proud to call the Lord my friend. He isn’t just my friend; He’s my best friend, and He can be yours too.
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If you haven’t received Jesus Christ as your Lord and savior and you’re tired of navigating this life alone, read this out loud: Lord, I accept you into my life. I receive, accept and acknowledge you as my Lord and savior. You are God, and no other God will I serve. Thank you for seeing me. Thank you for healing me. Thank you for loving me.
I believe that if you said that, you’re saved; you should too. You may not feel any different, but I promise that your life will be different; it will be better. Just wait, trust God, and above all, have communion and friendship with Him. He’s an incredible father, and a trustworthy friend.
Believe that El Roi, the God who sees, sees, accepts and loves you today.
Prayer
Lord, I pray that everyone reading this receives you as their Lord and savior; their healer and provider. May you move mightily and impactfully in their hearts, minds and bodies. May you strengthen them where they are weak, and give love to the brokenhearted. We thank you Lord that you not only hear us, but you see us; know us. Reveal to us our true nature and character, and let us glorify us with the bent and talents you’ve bestowed to us and blessed us with. Let everything we do be for you. In Jesus’s name we do pray, amen.
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” Matthew 5:4 (ESV).
God gives freely because He loves freely. Be encouraged, and let Him feed your faith. ♡
