About Faith

How can we have faith in God not only through the rest of the year, but through 2024 and beyond? I mean, we need it now in these uncertain times. Right?

And like I said in yesterday's post, we all have a bit of faith. The thing is, what kind of faith do we have? It could be in our job, our family or maybe in ourselves. But God wants us to have faith in Him. 

The thing is, if we are believers, we already have a bit of faith that can grow. For Jesus said this

• Matthew 17:20 KJV: "And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you."

And I believe that grain of faith is born in us when we accept Christ as our personal Savior. It takes faith to believe that Jesus lived, died, was resurrected and died for our sin. Or maybe for some that was the easy part. If you as a child was raised in a Christian home that taught you these things, it may have been easy to believe that. It was for me. 

But those years have passed. As time went along, I grew up and faced some difficult challenges in my life. But like I said, with each trail that I faced, it helped me develop a strong faith that I now have. 

For Christmas last year, my daughter gave me a hoodie. And it has the word Faith embroidered on it. Surely the past 14 months of my life had left me with a challenge that I didn't see coming when my husband had passed away. And thankfully, and because I had learned what faith was and had let it grow, it got even stronger now that I had become a widow. 

But don't be fooled by my testimony. I am not perfect. Or better than anyone else. But along paths way, God had been preparing me for the year of 2022 when suddenly my husband would be gone. It wasn't easy, or fun many times when I was faced with a trial. But these events had changed me. 

And it had directed my life on to the path that God wanted for me to travel.

Many people look at the news every day and see what horrible things are going on around the world. They have no hope if they have not trusted God. But he says that we will have troubles in our life. Look at what he tells us.

 “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”  John 16:33

But there can't be much peace in what He was saying unless we have faith that this was not just something that He felt like saying. No, he meant it and when we see the crazy things happening, if we ask Him, he will add to our faith. 

I think faith is something that some people get a little at a t time. With every step forward it is added by God to our situations. Perhaps to prepare us for a far away journey in life that we will need to really be strong in it.

I will add one more scripture to this because it is important to know that God really wants us to grow in faith. 

And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. Hebrews11:6

We must believe that He exists to please Him. It is a must if we want to please God. And then He will reward us when we seek Him. 

Faith the size of a mustard seed. We have that much at least when we accept Him. But how much more can we please God when as we grow, we know that when we go through the hard times of life, that His grace has been what has taught us to know He is with us getting us through them.

Thanks for coming by this evening, Friends. I won't be posting tomorrow, November 8. But I plan to on the 9th so I hope you will join me that day. I will most likely be posting in the evenings and be online line with them by 10 pm ext.

God bless you, And may He be with you and yours

What is Faith? Do you have any?

What is faith anyway? Do you, have any? 

We all have it to some degree. Or we wouldn't leave our homes to jump into an automobile and go where we need to go.

I know of a friend who is with Jesus now, she would not go anywhere in her car until she prayed for God to protect her. I think she had a true sense of what it was because she walked it out in her everyday life and in more than just that way. 

But what about the big things that come along? Those things that bogs us down with worry and uncertainty.

The bible says that we will have troubles in our lives. (John 16:33)

 But why? Aren't we as Christians supposed to live happy and carefree lives?

I accepted Jesus into my heart a long time ago at the very tender age of 8. And I remember thinking about that concept soon afterwards. That life was really going to be good and I wouldn't have any problems. I am not sure why I was thinking that way. I was just a child. Maybe I had heard something about it from the adults in my life or at church. I don't know.

What I was to find out, was just how completely wrong it was. And completely unbiblical.

At some time during that year, my mother. ended up in the hospital that year for the first time that I knew of, because of mental problems. And from there, my life went downhill in so many ways.

But as time went on, and once I really got serious with God, I have learned that each trial I got through, I would be encouraged by a little more faith than the trial before.

But its 2023 now. What has faith got to do with the here and now.

Come back tomorrow. Maybe we can figure it out. Or maybe we just know because we have lived it in our own lives. 

Thanks for coming friends. I am amazed that I am still getting traffic here after being gone for the time that I have. And so, I am trying to get back. Please use this site as a way to minister to others when you find a post that will help someone else. God's Word is not meant for us to hide it for ourselves. It is meant to be proclaimed around the world. To a hurting people. This blog has been my way to try to do that.

Til tomorrow....

 

Apology

 I had planned on having a post today for you. However, I have to apologize. Today has been a bit different and I am not going to be able to have one for you. 

But I will include a couple scriptures on faith for you to mediate on this evening.

• Romans 10:17 - So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
• Ephesians 2:8-9 - For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.

Remember that it is impossible to please God with out of Fath. When we go through the hard times in our lives, we know that God allows those times as opportunities to grow our faith. And he brings all things to the good of those that love Him.

I will try to be back tomorrow or Sunday. Thanks for stopping by. God bless you!

God Will

 

Faith is not hoping God can. It is knowing He will. 

But just what is it that God can do?

Well, let's find out. Faith in God can...

1 Gives us strength Isaiah 12:2 

2 Gives us a song Isaiah 12:2

3 Gives rewards to those that seek him Hebrews 11:6

4 Gives us hope Hebrews 11:1

5 It saves us through God because it is his gift to us Ephesians 2:8

6 It can move our mountains 2 Corinthians5:7

These are just a sprinkling of bible verses that are about faith. Did you know there are 82 verses about faith and the word "faith' appears 514 times in the bible. 

You would think that faith is a very important subject to God. wouldn't you?

Well, we know that because of this next verse: 

 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Hebrews 11:6

It is necessary for us as believers, to live by faith. And if it's not in our lives, it should be if we want God's rewards and favor.

When my husband passed, it was a shock. I didn't know how things would go for me financially as well as emotionally. I determined into my heart though, that I was going to have faith in my God, no matter what. 

Those weeks after his death were hard. But it presented me with a chance to prove that God was not leaving me or forsaking me just because death had taken my husband. And. not only has God not done that, but he is also blessing me.

Today it is amazing that almost a year later, how my life has changed and how God has and is taking care of me. 

Sad? Yes. That doesn't just stop when you love someone, and they pass on. But God has been here for me every second of everyday and i rejoice that my husband is safe in the arms of Jesus, and I will be there one day too.

My question is: How is your faith today? I pray it is where it needs to be in God. If not, make that a determined action and belief in your life. That no matter what comes, you know that you know that God is with you and will take care of you.

Finally, just know that I do not consider myself so good that faith comes easy for me. I have no bragging rights to that theory believe me. But I do know Whom I have believed and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.  2 Timothy 1:12.

Amen and Amen!!!!

Thanks for sticking around all these months, my friends. I will be back probably on Friday with some more words on faith. I hope you will come back that day. 

God bless!!!!

Starting up again

 I happened to come by here today and see that even though I have not been posting, someone is still visiting here and its almost unbelievable to me that God is still using these posts for his Glory. I feels its almost a sign that I am to continue. I plan to start back tomorrow and do want you to know that it I will post a couple (but not limited to) or maybe three posts per week. My life has been very overwhelming since the death of my husband passed away almost a year ago. I am hanging on to God with every ounce of strength I have and it has not been easy. But He is helping me as I try to depend on him. My scripture for today is as follows:

... said unto them, Occupy till I come. Luke 19:13

This was from a parable that Jesus told and I would have to study it to be able to say more about what it means. But the above part of it reminds me that we are to live life until he comes back. And also until that happens, we must do that as well.  

At any rate, I am so glad that those that are still coming, have not given up on me. And I happily have you come. I will be back tomorrow. Have a very blessed rest of your day. 

End my posts?

 Hello Friends. I am seriously thinking about ending my posts here. I have been praying about it for some months now and I believe it is something that I should do as it seems like ever since my husband passed last fall, I am not able to do what I need to do to continue. I will let you know soon but if you want to comment on this decision please do so. Please be praying for me that I will do the will of God. Thank you.

What Are They Doing????

 If you read my last post about people that claim to be prophets, that it was about Kennth Copeland claiming to get rid o Covid-19 was crazy enough. However, the post today about him is probably the craziest, and the most damnable thing I have seen him do so far. Not to mention what the title of this video is entitled. Its downright creepy.

And yet, considering that in most of his videos he claims to be a little god and I Am which is another name for God in the Old Testament, I guess its expected to see some of the stuff he has and is doing.

But I am going to let it speak for itself. You can find it on Youtube under:  

Kenneth Copeland Takes Creepy to a Whole New Level

On some of these different videos supposedly showing "preachers" that are prophesying, I hear every so often, the narrators say, "You can't make this stuff up." 

Well, I disagree. Because someone certainly is. It sure isn't coming from God. And I would take a wild guess and say that all this is evil and coming from non-human sources. And those people are sure letting themselves look very ridiculous in trying to do something that God has not called them to do. And for what?

Oh yes, Money. If you look into the lives of these so-called teachers and prophets, you will find they live very lavish lifestyles. All because people fall for their stupidity and send them their hard-earned money.  

And the likes of Kennth Copeland and Jesse Duplantis don't try to hide the fact that they are rich. They actually brag about it. It makes me wonder why people follow them knowing all this and yet they do. But then looking at the following scripture, we find the answer to the why of it.

For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; and they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. 2 Timothy 4:3-4

Friends, if you are following Ken Copeland or Jesse Duplantis, I urge you to check out some of the insane videos of them on YouTube and do not send any money to them. They are dangerous people that will lead you right into hell because that is why they are heading unless they repent of their sin and make Jesus the Lord of their lives. 

I would add another person to this page of some one that I trust that also is on YouTube. His name is Justin Peters and he is an apologist. He can give you a lot of information that proves by scripture why these people cannot be trusted. Please check him out.

Thanks for coming by. May God bless you