Tested FAITH

Huellow..Im backkk!

Just wanna unload some stuff...

Have u ever experienced when ur faith is tested? I bet it happens a lot in our lives, from the smallest things to the outta-this-world-kinda things. Well, guess what? It happens to me too.!! woohoo..

One second you're like 'on fire' and know exactly what God wants you to do and how we can do it, but the next thing you know, you're 3 steps backwards.... and this is where the test of faith begins. Do we back out on HIM or do we push forward?

1 Peter 1: 3 - 9 - talks about having a genuine faith. The passage mentions our faith is worth far greater than gold... really? YES, really!! Sometimes it's very easy for us to say we're strong, our faith is strong in HIM and nothing can come between us & GOD...but the reality is things happen..bad things happen. This is the test....if we can overcome it, it's a test of how genuine really is our faith in HIM...or do we just say that we have a strong faith but when 'storm' come, we go down with the storm? Well, the test is not for God to know how genuine is our faith, HE knows already!!! doh?!! The purpose for this is so we, ourselves, know how genuine we really are in God...sometimes we overestimate our faith!!

I know when my faith is tested...the harder the 'hit', the more i have reasons to seek HIM. I've been put in situations where I hasd no other option but to find HIM, seek HIS face and know exactly what HIS will is for me. It reallys tested me to go through a process where I need to KNOW His will... not 'i think i know' what God's will is in my life but I had to beg, knock, cry until I really get that conviction. Sometimes we think we've surrendered everything to HIM but our actions/attitudes say otherwise which is why we tend to misunderstood GOD. Walking in God's will is farrrrr better than anything else...even tho' not 100% smooth all the time, but every step in God's track is a faith building moment...every little step is worth so much...every single stumble is a great learning curve...

God can speak to us anytime, anywhere, through anyone/anything. All we need is an attentive ear & sensitive heart to REALLY KNOW it's HIM that speaks. I forgot who said this (maybe kjamz or ci esta) they said, if God wants us to do something, HE will speak to us FIRST before telling it to others...then once we got that conviction from HIM, we usually get confirmation from others. This is so true. Sometimes we think it's a confirmation from GOD and we're really sure that's from HIM..all the physical signs say so...but thats not enuf! We MUST test everything and make sure it's really from HIM and not just our 'feeling'. One clear indication is PEACE. If we feel peace when we make the decision then it's most probably true.

I'm currently having my faith tested in this one area of my life...I can feel the pressure, ppl expect me to perform according to their expectations...well, to be honest, at the moment i'm 10 steps backwards...but I know HE will pull me up, lift me out and deliver me and restore my faith and keep it stronger & stronger. All I can do at the moment is surrender (not just verbally) but in everything I do...

Til my next post... I'll share HIS other goodness..

GBU
muach muach ampe monyong...