Dear Lord, strengthen my faith, Help me hold out in hard times, believing You will guide me through the darkest of trials. I seek to hear your voice, listen and be obedient and depend on You. I am standing on the promises of your word. Help me to learn from my past experiences and involve You in every decision I have to make. You know the beginning to the end I pray to walk upright before You in truth and faith believing in Your ability to work all things out for my good. I rest in You. This is my prayer today for the body of Christ that we may have that peace that passes all understanding. In Jesus name, it is so. Amen. THE HIGH COST OF WAVERING FAITH BY CHARLES STANLEY DEVOTIONAL God has given believers personalities, abilities, and spiritual gifts which will equip them to accomplish His specific plans for their lives. But each one must choose to step out in faith and obedience. At times the Lord challenges us to do something that seems beyond our ability, but if we back off, we’ll miss His awesome blessings. Let’s learn from the Israelites who made several choices that led to unbelief, resulting in a lifetime of aimless wandering. They . . . • Listened to the wrong voices. To walk obediently with the Lord, we need to guard ourselves from being swayed by those who don’t understand the greatness of our God. Not only that, but we must also learn to recognize the lies of Satan. He wants us to become ineffective, accomplishing little for the kingdom of God. • Relied on human perspective. At times trusting God conflicts with human reasoning. But those who choose to trust Him—even when the external evidence points to an impossibility—will find that He is bigger than any obstacle. • Let feelings overcome faith. Perhaps the biggest hindrances to obedience are fear and inadequacy. An internal focus is a trust killer. The way to overcome our feelings is to rely on the Lord and His promises. He will equip us for whatever He calls us to do. Every challenging call to obedience is a fork in the road of our lives. To go the way of unbelief will lead to a lifetime of regret and aimless wandering, but to courageously trust God and do what He says will result in the greatest blessing of your life. The choice is yours. SCRIPTURES: For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?Romans 3:3 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law. Romans 3:28 Not boasting of things without our measure, that is, of other mens labours; but having hope, when your faith is increased, that we shall be enlarged by you according to our rule abundantly, 2 Corinthians 10:15 Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;) Hebrews 10:23 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Hebrews 11:6 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works. James 2:18 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? James 2:20 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. James 2:26
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