Test of Faith
Test of Faith
James 1:2-4 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
"Lord, why you’re not helping me?" or “I can’t take this anymore Lord” How often I've say those words. Although God has helped me repeatedly in countless ways in my life, still I want to seek more for it. I couldn't figure out what those "right things". I feel confuse; I feel lost and troubled.
My being impatience often disrupts my ability to be fully aware of and accessible to God's help. If God doesn't deliver his help with me, I begin to immediately assume God doesn't want to help me because I'm unworthy.
Where is my faith now? This is particularly true in my marriage. God using conflicts, difficulties to know him more , to strengthen my faith to Him and my efforts to work through to help me a better wife and a maturing Christian. But often the help I want is something different: I want God to give me a conflict-free and pain-free marriage.
Sometimes my prayer is often, "God, please change my husband." Instead, God always offers help for me to change. And He responds, "I will give you the gift of mercy, so you can forgive." As I've let go of demanding that God help me my way yet I am blinded. God is testing my faith to be steadfast to his will.
I changed my prayer, "If it's your will for me to continue, I'll do it; not my will but yours be done," I am relieved; I've received God's strength, comfort, and grace.
I have learned that God helps those who are dedicated to his will and have faith with his word. I am leaning toward the greatest Joy at the end. Staying dedicated to God's will, even in difficult time it helps me to see God's purposes.
I have learned that the question I need to ask is not, "God, why you’re not helping me?" but rather, "God, why do I keep refusing to recognize and receive your help?" In order to do so, I must honestly ask myself: Am I insisting that God helps me my way or am I open to help God's way? Am I willing to wait for God's help? And most important, am I dedicated to God's will? I should not be worried as God will do the mending.
As I reflect over some of the difficult areas of my life, I am able to thank God for the wonderful gift of life every day for allowing me to see his beautiful creations. He is giving me the chance to repent and change my life to be with him.
God’s promise that we feel perfect complete and lacking in nothing because we are in God’s side. All the trials and tribulation has one answer. The answer is – believe in Him!
James 1:2-4 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
"Lord, why you’re not helping me?" or “I can’t take this anymore Lord” How often I've say those words. Although God has helped me repeatedly in countless ways in my life, still I want to seek more for it. I couldn't figure out what those "right things". I feel confuse; I feel lost and troubled.
My being impatience often disrupts my ability to be fully aware of and accessible to God's help. If God doesn't deliver his help with me, I begin to immediately assume God doesn't want to help me because I'm unworthy.
Where is my faith now? This is particularly true in my marriage. God using conflicts, difficulties to know him more , to strengthen my faith to Him and my efforts to work through to help me a better wife and a maturing Christian. But often the help I want is something different: I want God to give me a conflict-free and pain-free marriage.
Sometimes my prayer is often, "God, please change my husband." Instead, God always offers help for me to change. And He responds, "I will give you the gift of mercy, so you can forgive." As I've let go of demanding that God help me my way yet I am blinded. God is testing my faith to be steadfast to his will.
I changed my prayer, "If it's your will for me to continue, I'll do it; not my will but yours be done," I am relieved; I've received God's strength, comfort, and grace.
I have learned that God helps those who are dedicated to his will and have faith with his word. I am leaning toward the greatest Joy at the end. Staying dedicated to God's will, even in difficult time it helps me to see God's purposes.
I have learned that the question I need to ask is not, "God, why you’re not helping me?" but rather, "God, why do I keep refusing to recognize and receive your help?" In order to do so, I must honestly ask myself: Am I insisting that God helps me my way or am I open to help God's way? Am I willing to wait for God's help? And most important, am I dedicated to God's will? I should not be worried as God will do the mending.
As I reflect over some of the difficult areas of my life, I am able to thank God for the wonderful gift of life every day for allowing me to see his beautiful creations. He is giving me the chance to repent and change my life to be with him.
God’s promise that we feel perfect complete and lacking in nothing because we are in God’s side. All the trials and tribulation has one answer. The answer is – believe in Him!
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