Its been 6 months since we first submitted our change of use application into the local council and still we have no answer. There are concerns over our car parking which we believe we have resolved but the authorities feel needs more dialogue. I think these moments are the hardest in our faith walk with God. Its those times when you have launched out on a firm belief in your heart that God will come through, but what He is doing hasn't shown itself as yet, so you find yourself like a trapeze artist who has left one trapeze and is waiting mid air for the next to come.
Its a bit like Linus while his blanket is in the dryer! I dislike these times, they make me feel unsettled and yet our life is full of them and they are our highest points of personal growth. In moments like these our faith can react in two ways. Firstly we can start fasting, call prayer meetings, push harder, pull a few favours do all that we possibly can to get something happening. Or we can feast, laugh and live with an inner confidence that God is at work.
Which is best?
Probably the wrong question to ask. What we need to do is to look into our hearts and discover what our faith is reflecting at that time. Because I know a lot of people who turn to prayer meetings and fasting but they do it out of fear and unbelief hoping to convince God to move. But I also know people that become extremely laid back in pressure times and hide behind the "its all up to God" philosophy. For me I like to do both. There is a time to fast and pray with a new intensity but there must come a time where our faith is strong enough to feast upon the promises in the presence of our enemies. Just a thought
Its a bit like Linus while his blanket is in the dryer! I dislike these times, they make me feel unsettled and yet our life is full of them and they are our highest points of personal growth. In moments like these our faith can react in two ways. Firstly we can start fasting, call prayer meetings, push harder, pull a few favours do all that we possibly can to get something happening. Or we can feast, laugh and live with an inner confidence that God is at work.
Which is best?
Probably the wrong question to ask. What we need to do is to look into our hearts and discover what our faith is reflecting at that time. Because I know a lot of people who turn to prayer meetings and fasting but they do it out of fear and unbelief hoping to convince God to move. But I also know people that become extremely laid back in pressure times and hide behind the "its all up to God" philosophy. For me I like to do both. There is a time to fast and pray with a new intensity but there must come a time where our faith is strong enough to feast upon the promises in the presence of our enemies. Just a thought
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