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Post by giantsdodie on Jan 7, 2009 9:58:09 GMT -5
Just a thought I had today... What are you doing with the seed of faith you have been given ?? Are you investing it the same way that you did when you FIRST got saved  |
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Post by kitty on Jan 7, 2009 12:04:47 GMT -5
Giants!!!
Good Post...
If you can't say amen say ouch!
I'm gonna have to say "Ouch" right now...
There are instruction and seeds that God has given me recently... I have been a little lazy and distracted the past few months... Your question is a good wake up call...
Kitty
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Post by giantsdodie on Jan 7, 2009 12:17:44 GMT -5
I have to admit while this is no excuse whatsoever that because of some setback, situations, circumstances and disappointments I havent been investing my faith like i have in times past.
Yet I realize that I can only get a return on what I invest..
And sometimes the commitment to invest is the greatest challenge...
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Post by krazeeboi on Jan 7, 2009 14:13:00 GMT -5
I have to admit while this is no excuse whatsoever that because of some setback, situations, circumstances and disappointments I havent been investing my faith like i have in times past. I would think that things like these work to mature and grow our faith, no? |
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Post by giantsdodie on Jan 7, 2009 15:11:32 GMT -5
I have to admit while this is no excuse whatsoever that because of some setback, situations, circumstances and disappointments I havent been investing my faith like i have in times past. I would think that things like these work to mature and grow our faith, no? The short answer is that there is no short answer to this question. Faith always has challenges. That is how faith grows. However it is our response to the challenge that determines the type of growth AND our rate of growth. My personal issue isnt my faith itself. My faith itself is quite strong. Neither is it questioning GOD's faithfulness. I know HE is faithful. Its GOD requiring YET another greater measure of faith in this season when I still have not seen the full results from the prior seasons.... But then I am reminded that we walk by FAITH and not by sight... |
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Post by Poetricia (G.A.P.) on Jan 8, 2009 7:26:06 GMT -5
Giants, I am so glad you started this thread!!! What am I doing with MY faith? In September in bible class my pastor was teaching on faith from the 11th chapter of Hebrews. I believe he was concentrating on the first 6 verses, but as he was teaching, my eyes began wandering over the resto chapter, a chapter I have read many many times over the years, a chapter I've even written poems about. The that night my eyes, my mind and my spirit settled on the words BY FAITH Abraham ..., BY FAITH Moses ... BY FAITH and I heard a voice whisper "by faith Patricia' just as clear as a bell. And I answered 'what?' and then I heard nothing. So I asked myself 'What have I done by faith?' And then I began to evaluate that for a few moments, and I even shared my thoughts with the class. And that was that. But then in December, you know when we take stock of the year, that night came back to me and I began to meditate on that chapter again. I realized that the Lord meant that night to be more of a challenge than a review. And I delved into the word and meditated on those words BY FAITH PATRICIA. I made up my mind right then and there to really and truly live my life by those three words. It has been the most exciting thing spiritually that has happened to me in quite a while, and I began then changing my mindset and behavior to match those three words. BY FAITH PATRICIA..... NOW I'm beginning to really understand what God meant when he said 'we walk by faith and not by sight' and 'the just shall live by faith' and 'without faith it is impossible to please him' There are things I've begun that I will share as the Lord leads. So to answer your question what am doing with MY faith? I'm FINALLY putting it into action. |
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Post by nina2 on Jan 8, 2009 9:32:58 GMT -5
At this point in my life - and it has been a long process - it has become all about "believing in" and not about "believing for".
Through it all, he has taken me to a place where I can actually look at the wilderness and just smile, because I believe "in", and not "for". And I believe in Him, and I have come to depend on Him and Him only.
Don't worry, my feet still touch the ground and I do trip once in a while, like everybody else.
I do know what I need and want, but I don't have any problem with him surprising me in how it comes to pass, or when, and that's a big difference. Because, he can bring treasures that I did not even see out of the darkest places where I can find myself any time, and he did...
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Post by livinganewlife on Jan 8, 2009 11:39:24 GMT -5
My personal issue isnt my faith itself. My faith itself is quite strong. Neither is it questioning GOD's faithfulness. I know HE is faithful. Its GOD requiring YET another greater measure of faith in this season when I still have not seen the full results from the prior seasons.... The above statement is the main issue I have in my faith walk and it hinders me from practicing faith…. I personally get weak in certain areas of my life regarding faith yet I continue to believe God for faith manifested….while dealing with other issues…… It is so strange, that I have strong faith in God regarding finances, healing, and spiritual growth….but in certain areas of personal life (there are days when I think of my situation it is hard for me to believe that God even cares……) almost like I am between hope and despair….. |
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Post by krazeeboi on Jan 8, 2009 21:34:17 GMT -5
Its GOD requiring YET another greater measure of faith in this season when I still have not seen the full results from the prior seasons.... Doc, that'll PREACH! |
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Post by giantsdodie on Jan 13, 2009 9:49:39 GMT -5
I was talking with one of my brothers in Christ and he was saying what he is seeing in the Body of Christ is that we have gotten to the place where we need faith FOR faith so that we can go from faith TO faith.
What he was saying is that we literally now need faith infused in us again JUST to even HAVE faith to BELIEVE (and we are taking believe at the basic rudimentary level). Then after we have that we can grow from faith to faith.
And thats a shame but the reality that is where we are. Faith is everything in the Kingdom of God. Without it.. we are not limited.. we are crippled... When we dont use our faith we tie the Hand of God from moving in our lives.
As far as this goes
I am reminded that the TRUE believer doesnt need to SEE resu;ts to BELIEVE results. The TRUE Believer only needs to know that HIS GOD's word is true. SO the reality is that I already HAVE the results whether I have received them or not.
That being said I am ready to reinvest my faith at a greater level because in all honesty there is no other way for me to live.
The Just shall Live by Faith.
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