One of the best ways I have found to stay in faith is to
remember what God has said. When God
speaks, it’s those truths that keep me focused and believing. I can rehearse
His words and pray those same things back to Him. As I do that, I sense Him
encouraging me. I said that, and I mean that. Fear not, You are mine. I
often write His words down so that I don’t forget them because there are many distracting, negative things that come at me every day. Those opposing ideas could easily
tear down my memory of His words unless I am diligent.
His Word, the Bible, is the strength of my faith. And
really, it’s the strength of my life. So many times God has spoken exactly what
I needed at the precise time I needed it through the Bible.
There is one falsehood that has hindered my faith in the
past. It is the belief that God acts like people. The truth is – He doesn’t. God doesn’t behave
as the world does. He doesn’t give us what we deserve. In fact, He gives us
what we don’t deserve. Unconditional love, acceptance, and help are His actions.
His motives are opposite of my natural tendencies. He is motivated solely by
compassion, even if I require correction or consequences. If I know and believe WHO He is, then I can
faithfully wait for Him to do the things that He wants to do in my life.
We have known and believed the Love God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him. 1 Jn. 4:16
