Faith Is… V

‘It was by faith that Abel brought a more acceptable offering to God than Cain did. Abel’s offering gave evidence that he was a righteous man, and God showed his approval of his gifts. Although Abel is long dead, he still speaks to us by his example of faith’ Heb.11:4

Faith is giving when I don’t have it. Read 2 Cor.8:2-3. God prompting me to sow that car is a clear example of giving more than you can afford, giving what you don’t have. God won’t be God if we can reason Him out all the time. God is God because you still cannot fully comprehend His ways. You could give by reason or you could give by revelation. You could give by logic or you could give by faith. Giving by faith is following the direction of the Lord. Believe me God will always stretch you to the point that you are ready for what He is about to pour into you. The problem with a lot of us is that what we have is already the capacity we have. If God wants to increase your capacity, God is going to stretch you beyond your current capacity.

Faith is persisting when I don’t feel like it. ‘It was by faith that Moses left the land of Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger. He kept right on going [he persisted] because he kept his eyes on the One who is invisible… It was by faith that the people of Israel marched around Jericho for seven days, and the walls came crashing down’ Heb.11:27 & 30. Marching round the wall of Jericho took persistence. We all get to points in our walk with God where we feel tired and just don’t want to go on. There are things that we would not have been able to do today if not because of my wife’s persistence. She constantly reminds me of what we said we would do for God and even when I feel tired she pushes until we achieve it. We don’t tithe 10% by the grace of God and our plan is to get to 90%, it takes faith to do that. Sometimes there are bills to pay and things we have to sort out. And I am like perhaps we should just do 10% this month, God understands. My wife will refuse and insist we persist to do what we have vowed to do. Faith is persisting even when we don’t feel like it. Perhaps there were days when Noah too got tired and wanted to stop building the ark but he persisted because He knew the God who does not speak any falsehood.

Prayer: Father, I ask for the grace not to be ruled by my feelings. Teach me how to give when I don’t have it and how to persist when I don’t feel like it, in Jesus Name.