Faith

Most of us believe that faith will give us specific things:
-We will feel safe and secure.

-We will know exactly what to do.

-Everything we do will have the exact outcome we want.

In other words-we will be in complete control of every situation we face.

I have some swamp land for sale in Arizona if you believe that!

Faith in God has nothing to do with being in control, but everything to do with releasing it.

A spiritually devoted person who expects abundance from God all the time finds it difficult when they become worried about any thing. They get scared and feel lost. They wonder if they didn’t have enough faith.

The desire to have faith is a deep, heartfelt desire. It rises up from your heart when you seek a to live life in the Spirit. It often rises up when trouble appears.

Yet most of us forget that the only way to experience faith, and not just talk about it, is to allow it to carry us through a time of trouble.

When you ask for faith, the Lord will answer you. He will show you exactly where you are with faith right now. That usually means you may become painfully aware of the fact that you don’t have the faith you thought you had. Then you must decide to choose the faith that God desires to place within your heart.

Faith will never magically prevent you from ever getting worried again. Instead it helps you became honest with yourself when you feel fearful, frustrated, or discouraged.

Here's the good news-once you declare that your faith is stronger than your fear you can overcome it. When you make this declaration over and over again, you strengthen your faith by choosing it.

If you find yourself with a true desire for faith, expect to receive the blessing of a time of trouble. Trouble gives you the opportunity to consciously choose faith over fear. As you strengthen your heart by choosing faith, you experience first hand how faith carries you along on its wide, safe wings.