Faith is YOU knowing God and trusting His goodwill towards you.
To whatever degree that His promise(s) to you gives you rest (peace amidst a storm) that degree is the measure of your faith.
To whatever degree that His promise(s) to you gives you rest (peace amidst a storm) that degree is the measure of your faith.
When I was preparing to get married, bills to be paid were soaring through my roof.
My big bro promised me N1million in support and boy oh boy my anxiety gave way instantly: I had peace for like 2 weeks. Why? Because I knew him enough to believe that if he had a way to spare 1 milli, he would give it to me. I mean it’s my wedding.
It turns out he was joking (long story😂😂 he couldn’t afford such). But by then it was enough time for the Holy Spirit to teach me:
The Holy Spirit said;
“Your brother, who you know would run to me for help just to be able to give you that kind of money promised you N1million for your wedding; you believed, and had peace of mind for 2 whole weeks...
How much more me?”
“Your brother, who you know would run to me for help just to be able to give you that kind of money promised you N1million for your wedding; you believed, and had peace of mind for 2 whole weeks...
How much more me?”
What is the element lacking in your relationship with Me (God) versus your relationship with your brother?
How could a mere mortal give you such a humongous promise and you slept easy (even when he hadn’t given you the money, and you knew it may be an impossible feat for him?
How could a mere mortal give you such a humongous promise and you slept easy (even when he hadn’t given you the money, and you knew it may be an impossible feat for him?
And I pondered on what the Spirit said to me, and it clicked:
I know my big brother. I know and can rely on his character. If he never gives me anything it’s because he doesn’t have it. He never lies to me or give false hope — albeit his limitations as a man...
I know my big brother. I know and can rely on his character. If he never gives me anything it’s because he doesn’t have it. He never lies to me or give false hope — albeit his limitations as a man...
It was obvious, I know my brother, and I trust his goodwill towards me.
So when he promised me N1million for my wedding — a significant percentage of my budget which I didn’t have at the time, I could rest for two weeks even though no credit alert was due anytime soon.
So when he promised me N1million for my wedding — a significant percentage of my budget which I didn’t have at the time, I could rest for two weeks even though no credit alert was due anytime soon.
The Holy Spirit taught me, and it has taken 6 months since the lesson; 3 months+ into married life; thriving through an pandemic that caused a world wide lockdown with economic and security burdens in tow; and another wave of God’s hand to get the message...
That FAITH is Me knowing God and trusting His goodwill towards me. And to whatever degree His promise(s) to me give me rest amidst the storm — that is the degree of my faith.
And this same God (my Abba, Father) has spoken:
that His thoughts towards me are only of good, not of evil; to give me hope and a future to look forward to
Bless
#JesusxCommonSense
that His thoughts towards me are only of good, not of evil; to give me hope and a future to look forward to
Bless
#JesusxCommonSense
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