Trust in God, and community with His people, are two of the most important pieces of working out our faith. Understanding those who join us in the community of faith is vital to your personal faith. Testimony is one of the most powerful threads that weave humanity together. Hope becomes a natural side effect of hearing the stories of others whose God’s love and faithfulness have affected. Especially considering God’s Word, we can see the original promise and then see the evidence of the very miracle played out in history. This is exactly what we are going to look at with Abraham’s son Isaac. We will watch God's divine provision when He makes a request and then provides the very thing He asked of Abraham.
Hebrews 11:12-13 talks about this as it sums up Sarah and Abraham’s faith, and what happened because their faith and God’s power mixed together. We talked about this a couple of weeks ago as we looked at what makes our growth possible. It is a combination of God’s power mixed with our belief and faith. Therefore, Paul tells us to “be transformed by the renewing of our minds”. This mind renewal involves two key components:
Belief
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That He is
That He is powerful
That He loves us
That He is good
That He is faithful
That He is trustworthy
That He is refining us through our circumstances
That He is fully engaged in our lives
Faith
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He rewards those who seek Him
His presence
His promises
He hears you
He desires to be intimate with you
Trustworthy
I do fully believe there is a natural law of faith in God’s creation energetically. Stick with me for a moment with this. God’s power is fulfilling His will on this earth. When we believe in God’s power, the power that is the will of God being completed on this earth, we enter the flow of energy that is. When we go against God’s will (which we do all the time through our shadow side), we resist or exit the flow, and this can cause some suffering in our lives.
So it is our hearts and where they are invested that make us thrive. Where do you "devote" your thought life? Your heart's desires? If they are invested in the right places, they'll yield a return!
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