I'm reading pastor Steven Furticks book called "Sun Stand Still" and it has truely opened my eyes the what faith really is and what it means to really have faith, faith that Steven Furtick calls audacious faith. he mentions a portion of scripture that captivated my mind and is helping me to reshape my life to be built upon a foundation of true faith.
Joshua 10:12-13
On the day the Lord gave the Amorites over to Israel, Joshua said to the Lord in the presence of Israel:
“O sun, stand still over Gibeon,
O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.”
13 So the sun stood still,
and the moon stopped,
till the nation avenged itself on its enemies,as it is written in the Book of Jashar.
The sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day.
Joshua had the audacity to ask God to make the sun to stand still in the sky. WOW!
if it were me in that situation, I dont think that i would have enough faith to ask for something that i know is scientifically IMPOSSIBLE. not only did Joshua belive that the impossible was possible but he had the guts to actually ask God to do it. These few versus have opened my eyes to the truth that God CAN do anything, and he WANTS to do the impossible in my life. I've also relized that the impossible isnt neccesarily something that is physically or scientifically impossible. It is something in my life, because of my experiences and understanding, that i think is impossible to happen, such as a healing, broken relationships getting restored, finances, etc.
In my life i've been placed in my share of trials and heartaces, some of them more recently. we found out about a week or two ago that my mom has been diagnosed with graves disease. this has got me to thinking and really challenging me to apply what God is doing in my heart lately. to apply what i know of this audacious faith, to ask god for the impossible. pastor Steven calls this a Sun Stand Still prayer. my sun stand still prayer in this situation isnt for divine healing, but that He would do something in my moms heart and reveal himself to her that he is Provider, he is Healer, he is Comfortor, he is Saviour. she believes in God and believes in Jesus Christ, but she doesn't have a deep, true relationship with him and thats all i ask.
i have been creating a list of my Sun Stand Still prayers, prayers for things that are imposibble in my life. i've been stretching my faith and having the guts to aske god for them. i dont know how, but i know how but i know that He can do them. he is bigger and stronger than i could ever imagine. BUT i have to remember that it may not, and probably wont, happen the way that i see it or think it should happen. God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love him.......
Friday, October 8, 2010
Friday, October 1, 2010
Everything in Time
Everything in Time........
Some people are probably wondering why I chose this to be the title for my new blog, but i can assure you that its not just something i thought would be a "good one" or "good idea"
everything in time is something that it very heart felt and it stems from Romans 8:28
"And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them"
This verse speaks VOLUMES into my life, and I have decided that it will be my life's verse. these words have been there with me through thick and thin, difficult and easy. In my life there has been many things that i believe have lined up with exactly what this verse says. When I recieved the letter of acceptance into the University of Washington I was ecstatic. I thought that this was the direction that my life was meant for, I felt like I had purpose. But what I didn't know is that my life already had purpose, I had already been called and I was already headed in the direction that God wanted me to go. I was right where God had wanted me to be. As the summer came to a close and my first year at UW was about to begin, it became very clear to me that I was not meant go there. After everything that I had strived for and worked for (and paid for), I knew that it ended there! Was i supposed to trun my back on God's direction? I don't think so!!! I was upset, confused and frustrated. I didn't know why God had allowed this dissappointment. As time when on, I would soon find the niche for my life and discover the true passions and desires in my heart. I now know that I have been called by God according to the specific purpose of my life.
It seems like every week there is something new and exciting, as well as something dissapointing and frustrating, but I know that God will always be there and things will always work out for what is BEST for me. I may not always understand or see the big picture but I know that it doesnt have to make sense, because in time I will see it unfold. there has been some very recent things that have happened that are very exciting, but have not panned out in the order or way that I have understood or planned. Through these things though, Romans 8:28 has been even further burned into the fabric of my heart, mind and soul. I know that God wants me to be fully prepared, fully equip, and fully ready to depend FULLY on Him. In time everything will work out and I believe that I will NOT be dissapointed.
thanks for reading!!!!!!
Some people are probably wondering why I chose this to be the title for my new blog, but i can assure you that its not just something i thought would be a "good one" or "good idea"
everything in time is something that it very heart felt and it stems from Romans 8:28
"And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them"
This verse speaks VOLUMES into my life, and I have decided that it will be my life's verse. these words have been there with me through thick and thin, difficult and easy. In my life there has been many things that i believe have lined up with exactly what this verse says. When I recieved the letter of acceptance into the University of Washington I was ecstatic. I thought that this was the direction that my life was meant for, I felt like I had purpose. But what I didn't know is that my life already had purpose, I had already been called and I was already headed in the direction that God wanted me to go. I was right where God had wanted me to be. As the summer came to a close and my first year at UW was about to begin, it became very clear to me that I was not meant go there. After everything that I had strived for and worked for (and paid for), I knew that it ended there! Was i supposed to trun my back on God's direction? I don't think so!!! I was upset, confused and frustrated. I didn't know why God had allowed this dissappointment. As time when on, I would soon find the niche for my life and discover the true passions and desires in my heart. I now know that I have been called by God according to the specific purpose of my life.
It seems like every week there is something new and exciting, as well as something dissapointing and frustrating, but I know that God will always be there and things will always work out for what is BEST for me. I may not always understand or see the big picture but I know that it doesnt have to make sense, because in time I will see it unfold. there has been some very recent things that have happened that are very exciting, but have not panned out in the order or way that I have understood or planned. Through these things though, Romans 8:28 has been even further burned into the fabric of my heart, mind and soul. I know that God wants me to be fully prepared, fully equip, and fully ready to depend FULLY on Him. In time everything will work out and I believe that I will NOT be dissapointed.
thanks for reading!!!!!!
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