Hello faithful ones!
Hebrews 6:12 says,
It is imperative that as believers, we walk by faith and not by sight. Sight does not only refer to our eyes, but to all our senses ~ our hearing, our taste, our touch, and our feelings. What we do now that we are born again and filled with the Holy Spirit is to find the promises in God's Word and believe for God to meet the need.
What the Word encourages us to do when the results seem slow in coming and we are tempted to give up is to put THE POWER OF PATIENCE to work. James 1:2-4 exhorts us in this way:
PATIENCE undergirds and sustains our faith until the result is manifested. It does not surrender to circumstances or succumb under trial. PATIENCEis constant all the time; it is courageous under fire and it answers every doubt and fear with the assurance of God's Word. PATIENCE slips under faith and keeps it moving as time is passing.
Look at Hebrews 10:35-36 with me. It says,
PATIENCE is fearless confidence in God's Word that produces great and glorious results in spite of contrary evidence. So, when Satan brings a test or trial, do not fling away your confidence in God's Word. When you refuse to cast away your confidence, you know that THE POWER OF PATIENCE is at work.
Psalm 94:12-13 declares,
Do not ever underestimate the power of progress. PATIENCE is the power to keep yourself calm. It is also the stabilizing factor in the midst of a stand. THE POWER OF PATIENCE is released to work for you in the face of adversity and lack when you act on what God's Word says about your situation.
Pray this with me:
Standing firm on God's promises,
Lisa Gordon
Gordon Ministries and Jesus City Church