Terri's Wellspring

Faith means being sure of the things we hope for and knowing that something is real even if we do not see it. Faith is the reason we remember great people who lived in the past. Hebrews 11:1-2 New Century Version

Anticipating God’s promises coming to past, can take longer than we would like. We may even feel like we are moving backwards. But Faith (not fear or fainting) “is having confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for.” God has called us to believe confidently in what He has promised even though it may not be visible. Hebrews 11 is full of examples of people who operated on Faith and not fear despite very difficult circumstances. Some of them were called to make sacrifices that we can’t imagine but in every case, God fulfilled His Word.

I think of the Faith Heroes in my life. Nina Mae Williams, my grandmother who stood tall for Holiness and righteousness, and prayed for her family today and in the future. Those prayers are alive, even though she passed more than two decades ago. She stood tall in the gap for family members who were not believers with prayers and Faith. I thank God for her example and that of my mother, Gene, who prays everyday for her children, grandchildren and now great grandchildren, name by name. What a legacy of love and Faith. They both know the power of prayer and God’s inability to fail.

So today, as we walk this journey, have Faith in God, trust Him with all your heart and don’t depend on what you feel or what you see. God is Faithful to meet our needs.

You won’t succeed by might or by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of Armies. What a high mountain you are! In front of Zerubbabel you will become a plain. He will bring out the topmost stone with shouts of ‘Blessings, blessings on it!’ ” Zechariah 4:6-7

Have you ever wondered how change was going to come about in a situation that you have been praying about?  You may have vacillated from fear to faith and from confidence to doubt in your feelings.  You have even tried to bring about change yourself.  Trying to strategize or force something even though you have no idea about how to bring it about.  The truth is besides walking in full faith, confidence and trust in God, we have wasted our time.  We can’t force it or bring about change with our own power.  But “It is by Lord’s Spirit” that we have the Victory. We serve a God that can speak to the mountains or obstacles in our lives and flatten them out.  He will clear the path for His children to achieve what they have been called to do.  Let’s put our trust in God.

In everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.  1 Thessalonians 5:18

We have so much to thank God for. Walking with a thankful heart often can transform our approach to life and the situations that we face.  Even during our greatest challenges it is important to realize that things could be worse but for God’s mercy and concern for us. Spending time thinking about where the Lord has brought us and His faithfulness to meet our needs is a powerful reminder of God’s goodness to us.

As a young person in college, I used to write down the bills that I owed and keep them in my Bible. The amounts at the time looked so insurmountable but as a tither I believed that the Lord would help me to meet every need. I was able to look at these slips of paper some years later each of them represented a testimony of God’s ability to provide for our needs. I realize now that those experiences helped me to build my faith for what I would need later in my journey. We are so thankful for a Faithful Father for who He is in our lives.