Some of the lessons in the making of a great faith:
1. Lesson One: Pray- "When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles." - Psalm 34:17
2. Lesson Two: Trust- "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding". -Proverbs 3:5
3. Lesson Three: Believe- "Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen." -Hebrews 11:1
4. Lesson Four (this the one I have a tough time with): Wait-I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry." - Psalm 40:1
-Elizabeth George
My thoughts on this:
I was struck by how incredibly simple it is when it's written out like this. So why can this be so hard? I have a hard time waiting on God, but lately I've been seeing how wonderfully amazing his timing is. It's like a big puzzle, without a picture on the box. Now, when I get frustrated while putting together puzzles, I tend to get out the scissors and try to cut off the edges to make the pieces fit (Jeff doesn't like this, for some reason). I think life can be like that too. You can try to go quickly and make everything fit, or you can wait on God and be totally blown away by the beauty of His picture when it's finally revealed. I know there will still be days when this will be harder for me than on other days, but I am so excited to see His plan- His picture- revealed.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Prayer requests or praise because God is always working in our lives. All comments have to be approved before they will be posted.
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.