If without it, it is impossible to
pleases God. it must be very important.
How can we even have faith without the need for faith. If my
life was free from uncomfortable situations I would be very far from God! It
seems God likes to keep me close, and thus likes to challenge my faith. Some
faith stretches are small...
W were out in the
back playing with Soren and saw one of our neighbors and said
"zdravo". This may seem casual enough, but meeting people is a huge
deal to me and Jesse because sharing the Gospel in this culture come out of
relationships! The woman spoke a few English words and we scrambled around trying
to communicate for about 2 minuets. We are separated by a tall 5 foot fence to which
we don't have a key to, and suddenly this woman say "bebe" and
reaches out for me to hand her my 6 week old Xander over the gate! There was a
half second hesitation, and then, "OK God, this near stranger on the other
side of this fence has your baby, what are you going to do about that"
Of course we knew this culture loves children, literally cherishes
them and crimes are NEVER committed against children here, it is unheard of (they think the US is barbaric in the
consistency of crimes against children), but handing that lady my kid was still
stretching! She of course loves and kissed him and handed him back over a few
minuets later!
Other faith stretches are harder. Like trusting God with
myself.
I am so weak, so useless, and sometimes so disgustingly sinful,
I doubt Gods ability to work through me, or more often am afraid to act not
knowing if it's His 'Perfect will'. Sometimes we act like we should wait on God
for a word or calling, when really He wants us to have faith and lovingly act
in the obvious calling he has for us. I am married, I have children, I don't need
a special word from the lord, I need to in faith act out the Gospel in my
marriage and family.
1 Chronicles 28: 10 Consider now, for the Lord has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; be courageous
and act.”
We had this verse as a team Devotional and someone pointed
out the word house seemed strange, so later I did this word study in the Hebrew
trying to divine a hidden meaning that would give me some deep spiritual
insight on what our teams vision for ministry should be here. After a few
minuets I could only get that the Hebrew word for house in this context
means...drum roll please....house.
God was like,"no hidden meaning my child, your home is
a sanctuary, I made you specifically and perfectly to be where you are, until I
lead you to more, be courageous, act, make, do, create your home as a sanctuary!"
We don't have to keep questioning God
He is with us
we
need to be
courageous and act!
