Tenacity
The words tenacity, tenacious and tenaciousness all mean to hold fast to, to retain what is in possession. I especially like the definition for tenaciousness: the quality of holding fast; unwillingness to quit, resign or let go.
When you and I come into a hard place, a place where things don’t seem to be going well or it “appears” that the Word is seemingly not working in our lives, what do we do? What is our reaction? What is our action? What is our attitude? What is our stand? What is in our thoughts? How do we respond to God during that difficult time?
In Hebrews 4:14 and 10:23 we are told to hold fast. What are we to hold fast to? The profession or confession of our faith in Jesus Christ, our trust and confidence in His ability to carry us victoriously through the challenge to the other side. There is nothing that we in our own efforts or fleshly endeavors will produce to get us out of difficulties. We can attempt to get out of the mess we sometimes find ourselves in, but we cannot do it without much human effort, stress and strain. Human effort alone will not bring us through difficulties. It is God, and Him only, Who will bring us through those trials in which we find ourselves.
The way we stay steadfast is to believe His Word is true for us, regardless of where we are or what we encounter in life. We have several choices; we can just simply give up and quit and lose all; we can blame God and thus in our own minds release ourselves from any responsibility or we can choose to believe God and His Word are true in our lives. We may have to confess this in the face of totally contradictory circumstances. Our marriages may be failing; our finances may not be enough to cover all the bills; our children may be rebelling against God; our bodies may be sick and diseased. Yet, in the fact of all that, we MUST stand up and say: No, I choose to believe God’s Word. There is a line that all of us must cross in our lives where we completely trust God with all that we are and have. When we do that, we choose to believe God is true and everything else a lie, even if circumstances are screaming in our face that God’s Word does not work for us.
I have been in this place more than once in my life. But I can assure you after walking with the Lord for 35 years and confessing His Word over my life and that of my loved ones, His Word WILL produce results in your life personally. It is not always “instant mashed potatoes,” but if you and I don’t back down, don’t lose heart and quit, we will receive the end result of God’s Word in our lives.
Hold fast, don’t let go, don’t quit your walk with the Lord and His Word. Don’t become offended for the Word’s sake. Go back and read the Parable of the Sower. There are so many things out there to take us away from the Word of God. We must be stable, steadfast, unmoving. In Hebrews 3:6 we are told to hold fast to the end our joyful confidence in our hope in Christ. We are to have confidence in God’s love for us so much that we don’t allow ourselves to doubt Him and His Word in our lives. Not only are we to be confident, but also we are to have joyful confidence in the Lord. Our confidence in the Lord Jesus Christ, Who is called the Word of God, is to be full of joy. It is to be a joyful confidence, a positive, uplifting confidence.
Each of us must make a daily quality decision that we choose to believe God and His Word is working in our lives, on our behalf, producing what He says it will produce. He tells us that His Word will not return to Him without producing results.
Don’t look at the mess you are in. Keep your focus on God and His Word. Anything else will produce a fuzzy image. Only God and His Word will produce clear vision for your life.
When you and I come into a hard place, a place where things don’t seem to be going well or it “appears” that the Word is seemingly not working in our lives, what do we do? What is our reaction? What is our action? What is our attitude? What is our stand? What is in our thoughts? How do we respond to God during that difficult time?
In Hebrews 4:14 and 10:23 we are told to hold fast. What are we to hold fast to? The profession or confession of our faith in Jesus Christ, our trust and confidence in His ability to carry us victoriously through the challenge to the other side. There is nothing that we in our own efforts or fleshly endeavors will produce to get us out of difficulties. We can attempt to get out of the mess we sometimes find ourselves in, but we cannot do it without much human effort, stress and strain. Human effort alone will not bring us through difficulties. It is God, and Him only, Who will bring us through those trials in which we find ourselves.
The way we stay steadfast is to believe His Word is true for us, regardless of where we are or what we encounter in life. We have several choices; we can just simply give up and quit and lose all; we can blame God and thus in our own minds release ourselves from any responsibility or we can choose to believe God and His Word are true in our lives. We may have to confess this in the face of totally contradictory circumstances. Our marriages may be failing; our finances may not be enough to cover all the bills; our children may be rebelling against God; our bodies may be sick and diseased. Yet, in the fact of all that, we MUST stand up and say: No, I choose to believe God’s Word. There is a line that all of us must cross in our lives where we completely trust God with all that we are and have. When we do that, we choose to believe God is true and everything else a lie, even if circumstances are screaming in our face that God’s Word does not work for us.
I have been in this place more than once in my life. But I can assure you after walking with the Lord for 35 years and confessing His Word over my life and that of my loved ones, His Word WILL produce results in your life personally. It is not always “instant mashed potatoes,” but if you and I don’t back down, don’t lose heart and quit, we will receive the end result of God’s Word in our lives.
Hold fast, don’t let go, don’t quit your walk with the Lord and His Word. Don’t become offended for the Word’s sake. Go back and read the Parable of the Sower. There are so many things out there to take us away from the Word of God. We must be stable, steadfast, unmoving. In Hebrews 3:6 we are told to hold fast to the end our joyful confidence in our hope in Christ. We are to have confidence in God’s love for us so much that we don’t allow ourselves to doubt Him and His Word in our lives. Not only are we to be confident, but also we are to have joyful confidence in the Lord. Our confidence in the Lord Jesus Christ, Who is called the Word of God, is to be full of joy. It is to be a joyful confidence, a positive, uplifting confidence.
Each of us must make a daily quality decision that we choose to believe God and His Word is working in our lives, on our behalf, producing what He says it will produce. He tells us that His Word will not return to Him without producing results.
Don’t look at the mess you are in. Keep your focus on God and His Word. Anything else will produce a fuzzy image. Only God and His Word will produce clear vision for your life.
posted by Rev. Kialeen Potterton @ 4:56 PM
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