OUR HANDLE

 

Have you thanked Him?

Have you praised Him?

Have you made it your priority to agree and cooperate with Him today?

Have you taken that deep breath and listened for what He has for you today?

ARE YOU SEEKING?

1 Timothy 2:1 (The Message)

1-3The first thing I want you to do is pray. Pray every way you know how, for everyone you know.

Ever been experiencing a crisis and you seek a little help from a friend or colleague and their answer is “have faith”?

O that little “singy songy” answer that we “Christians” banter around rather flippantly at times.

Job not going well?

Have faith!

Marriage in the toilet?

Have a little faith!

Confounded and frustrated by circumstance?

A little faith with turn that around!

But come on!

When we are in crisis we don’t want to hear that “singy songy silliness” do we? We want someone to put their shoulder out there and let us cry on it. Or we want that friend or colleague to wave the “Jesus-wand” and FIX IT for crying out loud.

But the truth is. That little “singy songy” phrase is just what we really do need. When life isn’t perfect there is no better encouragement than to exercise our faith.

Fact is, when the trouble comes or the job evaporates or when the report is ugly or the eviction notice is posted on the door, we must turn to faith; the faith God has given us.

Hebrews 11:1

…the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen…

Or as Peterson puts it…

Hebrews 11:1, 2

The fundamental fact of existence is that this trust in God, this faith, is the firm foundation under everything that makes life worth living. It's our handle on what we can't see.

You see faith is the “handle” on what we can’t figure out on our own. It is the access point to GOD that we grab on to when life starts to slip through our fingers. It is the door that opens our mind to the truth that in spite of how bad things may look at the moment, GOD has got a “handle” on all of it.

Romans 8:28 (ESV)

28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good,[a] for those who are called according to his purpose.

You see, it is by our faith that we are to manage ALL things in life, not just the bad stuff.

Galatians 3:11

The just shall live by faith.

It doesn’t say we live by feelings or frustration by trauma or trial. The WORD doesn’t say that circumstances sail our ship.

It says simply live by faith. In other words TRUST GOD and leave the rest to Him.

Proverbs 3:5

Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don't try to figure out everything on your own.

So, here it comes…”have faith” today…

I love you all.

Freedom Church

Pastor GDelaney