Its Saturday morning! The time is 5:45 am THIS IS GOING TO HELP SOMEBODY #390 The Causes of Faith Failures-PART 2 Failing to RECALL the power of God in past situations. We only NEED to look back on our lives to see where God has done wonderful things for us. If we aren’t mindful, we can forget all those blessings in the face of a challenge. Failing to see things from God’s perspective. Sometimes we focus on our OWN “smallness” and underestimate the power of God and His willingness to help us. Also, we forget His promise to enable us to do anything He requires (1 Thess. 5:24). Focusing on the obstacles rather than God. Focusing on the obstacle makes it bigger and God smaller, but the truth is that He can make any problem insignificant compared with His power. Questions: Where is your focus? Do you believe God can make your problems seem insignificant? The Consequences of Faith Failures (Please read these very carefully to see if you are experiencing ANY of these FAITH CONSEQUENCES) A. Suffering disappointment. When we fall away and fail to trust God, we begin to feel miserable and waste our time and abilities. B. Developing a distorted view of circumstances. We sometimes don’t believe ourselves worthy of His best blessings or capable to do what He’s asking, and we miss out on the greatest opportunities as a result. C. Causing everyone to suffer. Because of their faith failure, the Israelites wandered for forty years, and many never entered the Promised Land (Num. 14:30-32). Likewise, our nation is in danger today because families are raising children without godly principles, and this rebellion has consequences. D. Blaming others. We fail to examine ourselves first and try to place the blame on others or to say that God is somehow at fault, which hinders our relationship with Him. E. Missing life at its best. God LOVES us and WANTS what’s best for us. When we choose something other than what He intended, our Father will intervene and correct us accordingly. F. Experiencing correction. We might also experience chastisement from God to correct our lapses in faith and learn from our mistakes. Application: If you are experiencing any of these consequences, what are you going to do about it? Happy Saturday! I love you guys! Tomorrows post HOW TO CORRECT FAITH FAILURES
Posted on: Sat, 18 Oct 2014 09:45:57 +0000
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