Firm foundation

If you are not firm in faith, you will not be firm at all.

There are so many places to put our trust, and God usually isn't the first choice. But, when we don't stand in faith or go out in faith, we are so likely to fail. Granted we aren't kings who are waging war against enemies. But when we try and face our enemies alone, we will always loose. Despite what non-believers say, there really is only one enemy in this world and that is Satan. He is trying to make us fail at being "good enough". We are sinful people who like to do bad things. Sure we can justify these things by saying, "Well, I'm mostly a good person." But at the end of the day, none of us are - myself included. I am not a very good person at all. However, thanks to Jesus and what He has done for me, I can be in a relationship with my Father again. Not because I work really hard. Not because I've checked all the boxes of what a Christian is supposed to do, but because I know Him and love Him.

It's easy to get turned away from this. It's easy to want to work hard or make something happen. However, I have found in most of these passages a common thread: faith. Usually God doesn't want much from us besides faith. If we trust that He is going to do what He says He is going to do, usually things work out the way He said. It's when we start wasting our time with doubt or hesitations that we run into trouble.

Lord, give us faith to trust You at Your word. Let there be no doubt in our hearts that what You have spoken can and will come to pass if we just let it. Give us courage to respond to Your voice and give us ears to hear it. Grab our attention and give us discernment. Speak, for we long to hear. Strengthen our faith to follow You. We long for You!


Amen. Amen. Amen.