I’ve been reading through Jim Cymbala’s book “Fresh Faith.” The premise is that we do not presume upon God, but do take him at his word. Words that speak of the good God has planned for those who trust in him (John 7:38). Words that speak of being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see (Heb. 1:1-2). And even words that say “The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.” (Gal. 5:6)
So where am I at on the faith spectrum?
I’d like to think I’m an eternal optimist but there are days I wonder about God’s power to heal, or to provide for those who are poor, or to overcome simple “old nature” impulses. Then there are the other days . . . when I’m overwhelmed by just the simple story of a coincidence piled upon a coincidence that can no longer be called anything but a miracle.
I guess I just keep coming back to ground zero – to know God. That is the beginning of faith, and the continuation of faith, and the end of faith.
Hi!
Questions of faith have been drawing me into a deeper meditation of who God is and what He is to me.
Lately I have had to go back to if God says it, then He can do it – so I have been asking Him to open my eyes to see it His way,
And I expect to see more — as I journey closer to the Lord.
MaryAnne