Everything I need to live my life pleasing to God comes by faith
“His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue” 2 Peter 1:3
My understanding of faith has been a journey that I’m definitely still on. This verse has really helped me. From this promise I know that ALL things that I will ever need to fulfill my purpose in God (beyond whatever I could imagine or think [Eph 3:20]) has already been given to me and my receiving comes through knowing God. Years ago, Dr Lester Sumrall said to me, “People are always looking for more faith. Their real lack is they just don’t know God!” Knowing the heart of God then acting in confidence accordingly is faith.
Everything we need to live a life pleasing to God and thus fulfilling our purpose comes through faith… and faith comes through an uninterrupted existence of pressing in to listen to God’s Word with a desire to understand and know God. I like to take verses like this and against thoughts of opposition that would say, “you don’t have enough wisdom, love, patience, peace, finances, talent, opportunity… I do what Josh 1:8 teaches… “I don’t let these words depart from my mouth” – in other words, I quote these words as much as I can and I keep all my words in line with this truth… I don’t speak words that are contrary. ”I meditate on them day and night”… in other words, I’m continually chewing them over in my thinking, seeking for wisdom in how they apply to every situation of my life. ”So that I can do all that is written and thereby make my way prosperous and have good success”. Action always follows believing.
I encourage you to take this promise and work it into your belief. Know the God who has already supplied everything you will ever need to have the absolute best life! And then, live like it!
Pastor John
3 responses so far ↓
1 josh // Jul 10, 2009 at 3:22 pm
This is awesome. I loving knowing God has supplied all my needs and I love even more living my life with the knowledge I’m taken care of.
2 Jenna // Jul 10, 2009 at 4:52 pm
Love this… “knowing the heart of God and then ACTING IN CONFIDENCE ACCORDINGLY is faith”. I think that’s the best definition of faith I’ve ever heard! It’s such a healthy challenge to get to know God deeper, every day, seeking, asking, praising, thinking, wondering. That’s faith!
3 Koby // Jul 10, 2009 at 5:21 pm
I love Pastor Johns interpertation of Romans 10:17 “faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” when he says, “faith comes through an uninterrupted existence of pressing in to listen to God’s Word with a desire to understand and know God”. His words on faith have helped me realize that faith comes as we obediently and persistantly seek God with an open heart.
I love faith becasue it is the “substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not yet seen”. Faith gives me hope that the massive dreams and passions that God has placed in my heart will come to pass; one of the biggest being the hope of salvation and an eternity spent with Him, along with my dreams to see our church/youth ministry/music ministry grow and impact the world in a big way, along with the hope of having a great marriage and family. I feel attracted to Gods word with a tractor-beam of desperation as I grow older and wiser and long to have more Faith and a deeper relationship with Jesus each day.
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