Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Faith vs Trust

Faith is to believe something that you never seen as you have seen it.According to my definition of faith,most christians lack faith in God.Why do I say so?In Matthew 14:23-33 we see Peter having no faith in God.You pray Lord I need a financial breakthrough and when tomorrow the bank phones you and say we are repossessing your car you immediately forget about the request that you had made to God and His promises in the word and you panick and cry just like Peter but today Christ is saying "you of little faith,why did you doubt?"If you know who you are in Christ you must just say after hanging up,all things are possible in Christ if I only believe.Mark 11:23 23“Truly I tell you, if you say to this mountain,‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and do not doubt in your heart but believe that what you say will happen, it will be done for you.Today I am saying whatever happen my sister after you have prayed,keep the faith for the Lord Who sees your heart will surely grant you your hearts desires.As He is always on time never too early nor too late and He said what kind of a father gives his son a snake when asked for a fish,none,so why don't you have faith in Him that He will supply all your needs according to His riches in heaven.God is your Father,treat him as you treat your earthly father and I will say even more than you treat your early father as He has all the riches.I can now ask my father for a thing and he can say "my girl daddy cannot afford that."but with our Heavenly Father nothing is impossible,He owns everything that is anything.

Benefits of Faith.
1. Faith brings salvation. (Ephesians 2:8,9). Whosever believes in Him has eternal life. (John 3:16), and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life. (John 5:24). The just shall live by faith. (Romans 1:17)
2. Faith brings answers to prayer. "And whatever things you ask in prayer, really believing, you will receive." (Matthew 21:22). Since God tells us to pray for our daily bread (Matthew 6:11), faith is therefore a key to our material provision.
3. Faith brings all the benefits of salvation into our lives (Ephesians 2:8,9). This includes healing, prosperity, peace, love, joy (1 Peter 1:8), deliverance from demons and the curse, sanctification of the mind and emotions (the salvation of the soul) and any other benefit which the word of God promises to us.
4. Faith is a spiritual force through which our ministry for Christ becomes effective. (Mark 11:23; Matthew 17:19,20). Faith is a major key to ministry success. It brings to you what you need for your ministry, and by imparting it to others through your life and your ministry of God's Word, you enable them to receive the blessings of God's grace mentioned above.
5. In particular, faith is the major key for an effective healing and deliverance ministry. Jesus Christ "the same yesterday, today and forever" lives in the Christian (Hebrews 13:8, Galatians 2:20), and through the Christian wants to reveal the power of salvation to men in a way they can see and feel. In this way, our evangelism concerning the Kingdom of God will not be in talk, but in power (1 Corinthians 4:20).


This takes me to my next point,trust:the ability to rely on another person's strength and integrity.We often say trust is earned;God earned your trust along time ago.He is a faithful God,He never changes,He is the same yesterday,today and forever.He never gave you any reason not to trust His abilities nor capabilities.God is not human that He can lie,what He had promised then He is still promising today.Sometimes we must stop praying one prayer everyday like a CD with a scratch and start waiting upon His promises and meditating on His word day and night.He is able to do all things,nothing is impossible or too hard for Him,that's why He says "come to me all you who are heavy burdened and I will give you rest,take my yoke for it is lighter."so why do you think your challenges are too hard for Christ also why don't you just trust in Him and He will do what He said He will do.Some will say eish you christians you make things as easy as ABC because you are not in my situation,it is not because we are not in your situation or we are never challenged but it is because the word has been revealed to us and we know the truth.We christians or rather say people we need each other to uplift one another in prayer in one cannot.Psalm 37:3-6.Proverbs 3:5-6 stop relying on your own understanding that's where you go wrong and give birth to more problems in your life just put your trust in the Lord.He says "those who trust in the Lord,I will renew their strength,they will run and not grow weary they will fly on eagles wings."He is talking about you,only if you trust in Him will you enjoy His promises.

Have a blessed day.
Yours in Christ
Kulani Masebenza aka Kaylae