Thursday, January 11, 2007

This was my devotion I read today by Charles Stanley(On Holy Ground)

Assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you. Matthew 17:20

How do you respond when presented with a challenge that calls for a surge of faith in God? Hesitantly? Tentatively? Fearfully? Optimistically?
The key to breaking the faith barrier and anchoring our trust in God is an exalted view of God Himself.
"But I thought to have more faith, I had to work at it more,: you say. You do, but your work is to see God for who He really is, not to struggle to obtain more faith or have a more positive mind-set.
When the disciples thirsted to have more faith, Jesus told them all that was necessary was faith the size of a mustard seed. "Use what you have," Jesus was saying, "and your faith will grow in the process."
We use what faith we have, as little as it may seem, by magnifying the heart's view of God. When Moses was scared to go to Pharaoh, God exploded Moses' worries with the revelation of Himself: "Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, "I AM has sent me to you" (EX. 3:14).
We grow in faith by seeing God in a new light. Our faith is as big as our God. If your notion of God is grand, your faith will soar. If it is little, your faith will sag. How big is your God? See Him as He is, and the faith barrier will shatter before you.

Dear God, let my faith soar. Grow faith in me that is as big as you are. O God, I want to see You as You are. Shatter the obstacles of fear, disobedience, and faithlessness in my life. I want to break through the faith barrier.

I prayed this pray today and God just showed me that He is with us and He is the I AM! It did not take very long for Him to answer my pray. Shortly after praying that prayer I was looking at some of the other blogs that were out there. The first blog I could not read it was in another language so I went to the next blog and there was my answer to my pray at Eddie's blog at Kingdom Fellowship with a post that coincided with my devotion. I was overwhelmed when I read his post for January 11th on Exodus 3:12.






2 comments:

Susie said...

Charles Stanley is an excellent teacher and I love this example he used for explaining faith. Thanks for always sharing God's word in a great way.

Barb said...

I love your slide show. What wonderful photos. You look like one big happy family. :-)