Hebrews 11: 1- Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
I have learned that faith is not hoping, but faith is knowing! Faith is having complete trust that God has our best interest in mind, that He wants what is best for us, that we know He will do just want He said he would do, and that we trust Him with our very being.
I am learning that faith has to be complete trust. You can't pray and then doubt. That is backwards thinking. Why would you want to drive your car forward, but keep the gear in reverse? You have to pray and move forward. Faith is not just praying and leaving it be, but there must be a forward movement on your part. That is where faith meets trust!
Here is the formula I came up with: James 2:26-- For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. (Forward Moving Faith) + Matthew 6:30-- But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today exists, and tomorrow
is thrown into the oven, won't he much more clothe you, you of little faith? (Complete Trust in God) = John 14:13-- And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be
glorified in the Son. (Answered Prayers and Blessings).
Faith + Trust = God Moving
And the equation works the other way around as well:
Trust + Faith= God Moving
Let us stop moving backward and proclaiming that we believe in Jesus Christ. He said Ask, Seek, and Knock and you shall receive.
I am ready to receive. I am ready to move forward!
Forward Moving Faith
Joseph is a Licensed Graduate Social Worker in the Washington, DC area. Joseph is the author of the forthcoming book “Love Me Right or Not at All”, A Quick Guide to Loving Yourself and Others the Healthy Way. This book seeks to assist everyone who reads it to love with balance and give love to the right people. Joseph is striving to become an expert in the practice of relationship empowerment. He strives to build healthy, powerful, and well-balanced relationships in the lives of everyone who seeks after the knowledge, values, and skills Joseph has honed over the last ten years. Joseph is an aspiring Marriage and Family Therapist, but to also travel around the nation and hopefully the world, to spread the message that relationships can be simple, yet amazing if you put in the work. Relationships are vital to the human experience and often shape our mindsets, our personalities, and our environments. Knowing this, Joseph works to encourage not only those who believe in his skills, but also works passionately to build his knowledge and skills in the area of relationships to present the best of who he is both personally and professionally.
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