Greetings
My Friends
There
are many obstacles to faith that we don't even realize. Praise the
Lord, there are answers. Let's take a look at a few things, that
usually slip by unnoticed.
It
is common for a lot of people to feel that they are really good,
because they believe they are keeping all of the commandments. What
many of them don't realize, is that if they feel like that, the sin
of pride is close behind. The other misconception that many people
have, is that you can earn faith or salvation. It is written
Ephesians 2:8 "for by grace you have been saved through faith,
and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God."
Another
thing that hinders faith, is we don't realize our nature. We must
recognize our faults and admit them. Most people have to hit bottom.
Each one of us has our own bottom. In this process, most people
realize how sinful they are on their own. God is not doing it to
them. When you finally get the real bottom, you really start to
realize how helpless you are, and in desperation, turn to God. He is
the only answer.
When
your life is totally surrendered, and you ask Him into your life, you
start to find peace with repentance. You start experiencing love, not
condemnation. Now God can go to work in your life, and you receive
what the Bible calls, a measure of faith.
Faith
is misunderstood by many of us. We struggle with faith because we
subconsciously try to have faith on our own, because we were always
told that we have to have mountain moving faith.
Faith
is a lot easier than you may think. God gave each of us the same
measure of faith. We have the Jesus measure of faith. Jesus on His
own couldn't work miracles until He was baptized with the Holy
Spirit. At that point He knew that the Holy Spirit would do what
He(Jesus) said.
While
my friends, if you are baptized in the Holy Spirit, and use Jesus
name as you were authorized to do by Jesus himself, you have the same
power. It works the same way for us today as it did for Jesus. I
guess it all boils down to trust in Jesus name, and Holy Spirit
power, to do the impossible. Stretch that trust, or as you may call
it faith. Praise the Lord. It really is that easy.
Remember
Jesus Loves You
Prayer
of Salvation
Lord
Jesus, I thank you for what you did on the cross for me. Your blood
washed away my sins, by your stripes I was healed, your death and
resurrection brought salvation. Please forgive my sins, and come into
my heart as my personal Savior. Thank you Lord. Amen.
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