We Must Believe God - Part 1
I am on the email list for The Elijah List, and I have been so impacted by an article they published on April 16 by Victoria Boyson that I will be using portions of it in two Pearls of Wisdom. I give them total credit for it and print what they say I must do to send it to others.
ElijahList Publications
310 2nd Ave SE,
Albany, OR 97321
www.elijahlist.com
email: info@elijahlist.net
Phone 1-541-926-3250
For a period of time now I have been pondering unbelief and belief and why unbelief is so prevalent in the church world. Why is there such a struggle to believe God and His Word? Why is it so difficult to trust God in the middle of crisis? Why is there failure time after time? Of course, I know the answers to these questions, but it doesn’t make it any easier to explain to those who are in unbelief. There are two things working here: the devil and our fleshly ideas apart from God and His Word. I have seen lately that there are many things that I have accepted that are not believing God and His Word. Let God examine your heart today regarding your faith and believing in Him and His Word.
The following material is from Victoria Boyson.
“THE ENEMY IS AFTER YOUR FAITH----DON’T LET UNBELIEF KEEP YOU FROM RECEIVING YOUR PROMISED LAND”
“I truly believe one of the greatest thieves in our walk with God is unbelief! When the spirit of unbelief rules our hearts and minds, God is unable to give us the wondrous, supernatural blessings He so desires. His incredible blessings and miracles are stolen away from us by this deceitful spirit.
God is looking for unbelievers who will look at their circumstances with eyes of faith----people who will, despite all odds, believe for what God can do in any situation. He is also looking for people who will encourage the Body of Christ by reminding them of His great power.
Will you be one of those who bring God’s viewpoint to His people?
A person of true faith is a rare commodity. There always seems to be five negative people to every one positive person. Have you ever noticed how it is much easier to see the negative? It seems to be the obvious choice, at times. The circumstances that surround us often scream our defeat. But if we take the time to look into God’s heart on the matter, we will see it differently. We will see that all is not lost and He has a plan for our good.”
She then talks about the 12 spies that were sent into the Promised Land—10 brought a negative report and Caleb and Joshua brought a positive report.
She continues: “The ten negative spies saw only the barriers that stood between them and their promised land. They did not believe God was bigger than their circumstances.”
Then she talked about the Israelites: “…their hope in God had been deferred by the many bad reports they heard. Their faith had been stolen from them! Proverbs 13:12 says, ‘Hope deferred makes the heart sick.’ A spirit of unbelief had robbed the people of their faith in God and caused them to stumble and rebel against Him.
We see the same struggle today with the negative and positive people pitted against one another, fighting for the hearts and minds of God’s people. Those with the positive reports, the ones who fight to declare God’s goodness, are terribly outnumbered. But, oh, what a wonderful message they have to bring to God’s people! They are the ones who bring the true GOSPEL, which is the good news.”
ElijahList Publications
310 2nd Ave SE,
Albany, OR 97321
www.elijahlist.com
email: info@elijahlist.net
Phone 1-541-926-3250
For a period of time now I have been pondering unbelief and belief and why unbelief is so prevalent in the church world. Why is there such a struggle to believe God and His Word? Why is it so difficult to trust God in the middle of crisis? Why is there failure time after time? Of course, I know the answers to these questions, but it doesn’t make it any easier to explain to those who are in unbelief. There are two things working here: the devil and our fleshly ideas apart from God and His Word. I have seen lately that there are many things that I have accepted that are not believing God and His Word. Let God examine your heart today regarding your faith and believing in Him and His Word.
The following material is from Victoria Boyson.
“THE ENEMY IS AFTER YOUR FAITH----DON’T LET UNBELIEF KEEP YOU FROM RECEIVING YOUR PROMISED LAND”
“I truly believe one of the greatest thieves in our walk with God is unbelief! When the spirit of unbelief rules our hearts and minds, God is unable to give us the wondrous, supernatural blessings He so desires. His incredible blessings and miracles are stolen away from us by this deceitful spirit.
God is looking for unbelievers who will look at their circumstances with eyes of faith----people who will, despite all odds, believe for what God can do in any situation. He is also looking for people who will encourage the Body of Christ by reminding them of His great power.
Will you be one of those who bring God’s viewpoint to His people?
A person of true faith is a rare commodity. There always seems to be five negative people to every one positive person. Have you ever noticed how it is much easier to see the negative? It seems to be the obvious choice, at times. The circumstances that surround us often scream our defeat. But if we take the time to look into God’s heart on the matter, we will see it differently. We will see that all is not lost and He has a plan for our good.”
She then talks about the 12 spies that were sent into the Promised Land—10 brought a negative report and Caleb and Joshua brought a positive report.
She continues: “The ten negative spies saw only the barriers that stood between them and their promised land. They did not believe God was bigger than their circumstances.”
Then she talked about the Israelites: “…their hope in God had been deferred by the many bad reports they heard. Their faith had been stolen from them! Proverbs 13:12 says, ‘Hope deferred makes the heart sick.’ A spirit of unbelief had robbed the people of their faith in God and caused them to stumble and rebel against Him.
We see the same struggle today with the negative and positive people pitted against one another, fighting for the hearts and minds of God’s people. Those with the positive reports, the ones who fight to declare God’s goodness, are terribly outnumbered. But, oh, what a wonderful message they have to bring to God’s people! They are the ones who bring the true GOSPEL, which is the good news.”
posted by Rev. Kialeen Potterton @ 8:03 AM
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