Faith.
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. Ephesians 2:8-9
I sort of always thought of faith as a gift. My Sunday school class spent nearly an entire year studying the subject of faith, and yet, by the end of that year there was not a single person in the entire class who felt any more competent. Faith is a hard subject to grasp, and yet, it is the very foundation of which our Christianity stands upon. Did I mention that it is also free? Not only is it free, but since the day we are born we already have it! It is only a matter of what we place our faith in.
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. James 1:2-4
And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. Hebrews 11:6
And this is what I learned about faith these couple of weeks. Not only do I not have to live my life based on my own performance, but by grace working through faith; not only is faith something I have to obtain, but it is the free gift of God that I had all along; and not only does my faith allow me to have joy through all things, but this free gift of God allows me to also please Him. Wow. How great is our God? How great is His love for His children? And until recently I thought I had learned all that I was supposed to learn about faith in this season. But God had more to share.
So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. James 2:17
My faith means nothing if I do not put it to work. And right now I'm in that place, waiting to see where God wants me to go and what He wants me to do. But I'm willing
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