I want formulas; the Lord wants faith. I want the world to work in such a way that if I do the right things the right consequences are automatic. The Lord wants me to trust him to provide all that I need to accomplish his will in this world. I want guarantees of painlessness, absence of suffering and constant happiness. God wants me to accept his promises by faith even if my time here involves suffering and a cross. I wonder why God won't answer my prayers. God wonders why I don't utilize prayer as a means of getting to know him better.
I want my faith to grow stronger so I confess my confusion, my selfishness, my pride and arrogance. I confess that I no longer want to be in charge of my life; instead I want God to use me for his purposes regardless of who gets credit or glory. I'm having trouble believing that God could do anything with such a pitiful excuse for faith but I hold my little mustard seed-sized faith up to him and say, "I do believe, help me overcome my unbelief." God say, "Alright! Now we're getting somewhere."
The End? No, this is the Beginning!
1 comment:
Awesome sermon on faith!I left church feeling uplifted in the knowledge that our Savior can work even with our small mustard seed of faith!
Praise be to God our Father!
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