Tidbits for Thought

UNWAVERING FAITH

Luke 1:38 “I am the Lord’s servant,’ Mary answered, ‘May

it be to me as you have said.’ Then the angel left her.”

Throughout the pages of Scripture, we are witness to

individuals living, breathing and acting with an unwavering

faith in God as they follow His directions, no matter how

impossible or unlikely they might seem. In the beginning of

the encounter with God, each individual reacts with various

normal human responses of, “Why me?” … “You have to

kidding!” ....” “How do I do that?” ... “Are you sure?” ...”

“Why me? “Can’t you get someone else?” ....” and other

questions that speak of hesitation and doubt. But after a

period of thought and prayer, they all eventually did what

God directed. Each and every one of these individuals acted

on a solid, dedicated and unwavering faith in the goodness

and love of God. And each one stands as a testament to you

and me and the entire world what solid, unwavering faith

looks like in action.

The Hebrew writer uses two words to describe faith….

“sure” and “certain.” (Hebrews 11:1-3) Both of those

words need a secure beginning and ending point. The

beginning point is believing in God’s character……. He is

who He says. The end point is believing in God’s

promises……. He will do what He says.

So, when we say that we have faith, we are saying, among

many others, that we are certain that God is good…. God is

love…God has my best interests at the core of His heart.

When we say that we have faith, we are saying that the

promises of God are written on our heart and that we know

without a shadow of a doubt that He will stand by those

promises.

If we have the faith to truly believe, without any

reservations, that Christ is making us more like Himself, that

has to be the greatest “Good News” that the human mind can

imagine. That thought also means that when we are bearing

the image of Christ before the world, our every word…. our

every deed…. our very life must be congruent with that

image.

We have to ask ourselves: Does my heart go out to each

person I meet with love? Do I or can I forgive the

unforgiveable? Am I willing to extend mercy to each

individual as I meet him or her? Can I or do I extend grace

in every situation? Do my words reflect my inner Christ at

all times? Do I cry out at injustice? Do I hurt when some of

His children are hungry or oppressed? Do I share in His joy

when another lost one comes home? Does my heart break

when I see so many who are separated from Him, for

whatever reason? Do I have complete and total faith that my

trust in Jesus, through bad times and good times, is where

my destiny lies?

Some unknown author echoes that thought when he writes:

“God is the reason that, even in pain, I smile…. even in

confusion, I understand…. even in betrayal, I trust…. even

in fear, I continue to fight.” Think about it!      ~ Aron Smith