“Anything is possible if a person believes.” Mark 9:23
” Trust your lives to God who created you, for he will never fail you.” 1 Peter 4:19
To believe in something is to totally invest yourself in what you believe. You live the belief, you talk the belief, and you never waver in your belief. In the bible, to believe, means more than just agreeing that something might be true. It means to trust God so strongly that you are willing to commit your life to him. Belief in our Lord is much more than religion. It is a relationship that is established between you and God, and a life that is represented to others, as strong and very significant. It is very easy to say we trust in God and his miracles, but in reality, that is not what we are thinking. That is not the way we are talking to others, and it is not the way we are living our lives. These are the times that we must focus on his word, surround ourselves with his word and never let go.
It is difficult when you do believe, but God answers our prayers in ways that are completely different than the way we prayed them. When by son was ill, I prayed to God for months and years that he would be able to fight and overcome his sickness. I prayed hard and I talked the talk. I lived with a sense that he was going to be healed by a miracle of God and everything was going to be ok. However, that was not God’s plan. He did succumb to his sickness and go to be with the Lord. I questioned God. I wondered why the Lord would allow such a thing to happen when I believed so hard. I felt like God had let me down and not given me what I deserve. My first mistake was believing that I deserved anything. I didn’t! God had a plan that was being carried out and my son was a part of that plan. Somewhere there was someone who was affected in a positive way by his death. The Lord used him to influence others in ways that I didn’t understand. However, I did trust God. Michael knew when it was time to go be with the Lord. He knew that God was calling. The Lord later showed me that we cannot influence or direct the actions of others. Only he is able to do that. We are, however, to pray, and to pray with belief, that His will be done. It is God’s plan that is important. You and I must overcome our human feelings and limited understanding and believe in the ways of our Lord. We must develop and nurture a relationship with our Lord that is strong and unwavering, no matter the outcome. We must always remember that our Lord will never fail us! PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!
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