What I believe

September 25, 2008 · Filed Under faith/believe 

I wish I could tell you that I was a pillar of faith. But I’m not. I struggle with faith just as much as the next person. Let me give you some examples of what I believe and things I struggle believing.

Here are some things I believe:

  • I believe God is passionately and madly in love with me.
  • I believe that through Christ, I am righteous and holy.
  • I believe that when I die, I’m headed straight to heaven.
  • I believe heaven is going to be awesome and wonderful!
  • I believe God is working around the clock to help me, strengthen me and encourage me.
  • I believe God desires for us to be healed and whole–body, soul and mind.
  • I believe that the same power that raised Jesus from the dead lives inside of us.

Those are some of the things that I really believe, undoubtedly. I have no doubts about them. They are just facts to me. I don’t question them. I don’t struggle with believing them. They are truth to me.

But then there are things that I just struggle to believe. I know in my head they are true, but in my heart, there are doubts, like:

  • Can God really shape an election based on our prayers?
  • I’ve been praying for someone’s salvation for years. Is it helping?
  • I need healing. I believe in healing. But, why isn’t it happening yet?
  • I want to change in some areas, but I’m finding it so hard.
  • When finances are flowing, life is good. But when they start to ebb, so does my faith.
  • I need to stop drinking coffee, but I love the stuff. I doubt at times that God can help me stop drinking coffee.

Isn’t that amazing!?! I can believe that the same power that raised Jesus from the dead lives inside of me, and at the same time, I doubt God can help me quit the coffee. That’s just messed up.

Satan knows that our faith is what activates the spiritual into the natural. He knows real faith makes a difference in our lives. Faith pleases God (Hebrews 11:6). God loves it when we believe, really believe. And Satan knows that. So, he’s number one target is our faith. His most powerful weapon is unbelief. If he can get us to doubt God, then he has won.

Think about it. Have you ever had any of these thoughts:

  • I’ve tried praying for this issue in my life, but nothing has changed. I guess God just wants me to live this way.
  • My mom died from cancer. My grandma died from cancer. I’m probably going to die from cancer.
  • This is just the way I am. I can’t change.
  • God is all powerful, and no matter what I pray for, he’ll do what he wants anyway.
  • I keep messing up, over and over. I guess God doesn’t want to help me.

Who do you think is the source of these thoughts? Where do they come from? They are not from God. The enemy has a vast number of resources to get us thinking this way. And, it’s wrong. While these thoughts may look like humble, Christian thoughts, all of them are rooted in unbelief.

God is passionately pursing us and fights hard for our faith. That’s what we need to believe!

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