Having Faith In The Mist Of Trails
Essay by Jennie • November 13, 2011 • 803 Words (4 Pages) • 1,367 Views
Having Faith in the mist of trails.
My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trails, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.
James 1:2-3
Not that we have dominion over your faith, but are fellow workers for your joy; for by faith you stand.
2 Corinthians 1:24
When you are a child of the most high God your faith should always be in him. In 2 Corinthians 5:7 it tells us to walk by faith and not by sight. What is Faith? In the dictionary faith is confidence or trust in a person or thing, belief that is not based on proof, belief in god or in the doctrines or teachings of religion, belief in anything, as a code of ethics, standards of merit. Faith in the bible is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen. (Hebrews 11:1). If faith is things not seen then that means that you believe God and trust in him when you don't see the things that you are praying for coming to past. It seems as if the world is falling down on top of you but you still have faith in every trail. I'm not telling you what I heard I'm telling you what I know! My faith has been tested and at times I was ready to throw in the towel. Said I quit can't go on, that I stand it anymore. I kept telling God that I'm going to lose everything I have. I don't have anywhere to go; I don't have the money to do what needs to be done. No one is there for me. It was ALL "I I I" It was never God help me.
When you find yourself in a situation that you feel you can't get out of and you have no one to help you remember that God can. He said he will never leave you nor forsake. If you would just call out to him, he will be there. Sometimes you have to let your pride go and ask God for help. God is not like your so called friends. He not going to tell you "oh look you don't have the money to pay your rent what you go do? You go get a loan? Where you go live? Who go help you out?" No, he is the one with his hand out to help you if you trust and believe in him. Tell your "friend" that you serve a God that is bigger then what you are going through. In Mark 9:24 a father cried out to God "Lord I believe, help my unbelief!" Some times that what you have to do, cry out to the Lord. Don't cry to friends they
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