Jesus asked the boy's father, "How long has he been like this?" "From childhood," he answered. "It has often thrown him into the fire or water to kill him. But if you can do anything, take pity on us and help us." Mark 9:21-22 (NIV)
Hello everyone!
I hope you're all having a fantastic end to the first quarter of the year.
Today I want to continue where I left off last week because it's an issue that shouldn't be taken lightly.
Unbelief, should we feel guilty for experiencing it?
Doubt vs. Unbelief - Another Pass
Again, let's take a look at the definition: -
lack of religious belief; an absence of faith
Now this time, let's have a look at what doubt means: -
a feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction
Okay, so what was it that the boy's father said? "I do believe, help me overcome my unbelief!", right?
So what he was in actual fact doing, was declaring that, at that moment, he saw within himself something akin to unbelief, meaning he felt he was experiencing either a lack of religious belief, or an absence of faith.
An absence of faith?
Well that just means that faith is lacking, right? And what is lacking can always be replaced, right?
Let me put a little bit of my testimony of late in here.
Do you remember when I said that I was closer to knowing the name of the person that I'm supposed to settle down with?
Good, then keep reading.
Good, then keep reading.
What I Do When I Don't Know What to Do
What does that do to me? It challenges me, that's what it does!
Because I have countless pictures, words and other experiences that I believe are a foretelling of an amazing work that God is going to do to draw out His plan in bringing us together.
I've been battling feelings these past few months, I'll tell you that because if you believe that you're told something, then you have a choice, don't you?
You either trust, or you doubt.
What if someone gave you an insider tip on a horse race? Or a sports match that was so heavily stacked that you could bet on an outcome just because it was likely to happen?
That's what I'm facing as I've got a journal written at home, where I keep everything that I'm going through and I mean everything!
Concerning this situation I'm facing, God has gone into remarkable detail about what I am going to encounter as I make my way forward into my destiny.
So, to go back to the story, the man recognised that there was the potential for a miracle, just as I recognise there is a potential for a miracle of my own kind.
You see, that's all God wants from us; to recognise the potential for great things to happen!
I see that, thanks to a very close friend of mine, an impending relationship that I believe I am heading towards inevitably, will in the end be but a tiny drop in the ocean of God's greater plan for my life.
Why? Because God wants me to prosper in every area of my life, not just my love life!
For too long and far too often have I lost sight of just what God is doing as He helped me dredge up a whole heap of unresolved conflicts and issues I have been carrying around all these years.
I kept losing sight of the potential for a miracle to happen at any moment, again, not specifically tied into my relationships!
Expect the Miraculous at any Moment
That's why Jesus' reaction, when the man said "if you can..." was so strong, because He simply said "anything is possible for one who believes"!
Read that last sentence back again, go on, I'll wait here for you!
Done? Good.
Did you get that?
Jesus said "anything is possible", meaning that with the power from His Father and your own thought limitations taken off, God literally can do anything He wants both to and for you!
So I take from that the simple fact that when God spoke to me nearly seven years ago that I would meet someone so special to me and settle down, I knew it was coming!
Why was the potential there?
Oh come on!
Do I really have to spell it out for you?!
You are good, and what You do is good; teach me Your decrees Psalm 119:68 (NIV) emphasis added
And then of course there's this verse too: -
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28 (NIV)
Here's a song for her then, just for her wherever she is, because I'm a lover at heart! ;-)
Sam puts it better than I could at this moment in time, that's why I went for this one with the lyrics in!
Final Thought
In closing then I want to go on record and say that you should not, at any stage, feel guilty for going through doubt or unbelief, as long as you do like the man with the demon-possessed boy did and take it to Jesus!
I knew back then that she was coming and it's just been one hell of a long wait that I've got to see now just how we end up getting together!
It is time to sit back and watch the Master Craftsman go to work, I think!
Peace out!
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