This morning, I woke up a little heavy. A little broken. A little distressed. I'm sure you've been there too. I usually spend time with God in the mornings, but you know sometimes it's hard to get to that place. So I decided I would do a "warm-up" to get me to the feet of Jesus. So I started watching a sermon from Pastor Steven Furtick (Elevation Church). The new series is called "Surround." I woke up this morning wanting God to deal with something & He just decided to deal with something else that I didn't even know was an issue. My faith. I've read scriptures many, many times that talk about faith. I've heard preachers talk about increasing your faith, and DREAM BIGGER. But this Pastor's testimony concerning his church and how God has moved just stirred up something in me.
God has done a lot for me. And to say a lot is probably an understatement. Actually it is. Sometimes I need to be reminded of what God has done. But today, I realized that my faith is too small. My thinking is too small. God has placed some HUGE dreams & desires in my heart, and I'm sure you have them also. I am reminded of the scripture, Isaiah 48:12-13 "Israel, my chosen people, listen to me. I alone am the LORD, the first and the last. With my own hand I created the earth and stretched out the sky. They obey my every command." Like, what?! Who creates something as BIG as the earth with their HAND?? Our God did. And that was nothing to Him. That was like batting an eye.
God has shared with me some things, and has used other people to prophesy into my life, and considering the place I am now in my life, those things seem completely impossible. This morning, God asked me a question. He said, "What if you saw me for who I really am?" Wow. What if we stopped putting limits on God? What if we started believing the impossible? What if we believed that what we are believing God for is already done? What if we believed God to save our families, to heal broken relationships, to deliver us from addictions, to set free? God is FAITHFUL. Time and time again, He has come through for us, and He has never failed us. I'm in tears just thinking about the times I felt like I was at the end, but just in time, God came through. I think about my own church - how my Pastor has CRAZY faith - how she gives and gives and gives not knowing how God is going to do it, but believing that He will. And guess what? He ALWAYS comes through - even bigger than we could imagine.
My life changed today. God placed in me a deeper faith in Him that will never be shaken. Yes, I believe the promises of God even though I don't see them yet. That's what faith is. I don't see it, but I believe it. And God is not going to fulfill His promises because we are so great, but because HE is so great. I have realized that I am not living this life for me. My life is not about me. It's about Jesus, and bringing glory to His name. There are so many people who need to be healed, who need delivering, and they need to be surrounded by some crazy faith. Surrounded by people who don't care what they look like stepping out on faith. People who don't care if they are talked about for believing what God has said.
I'll be the first to be crazy. I'll be the first to be talked about. I'll be the first to obey God when it doesn't make sense. Why? Because I know my God will NEVER EVER fail me. I know He is going to use what I'm doing to bless someone else. Because of your faith, He is going to use what you're doing to bless someone else. This dying world needs some true faith-walkers. I'm so excited about what God is going to do through us and in us! He's already doing it. I'm crazy enough to believe every word He says, and to obey every word He commands. It's time to ignite your faith. Because our God is up to something bigger than we could ever imagine. And I want to be apart of it.
Oh wow. Remember when I couldn't figure out a title for this blog? There it is without me even realizing it. I got to the end and there it is. Ignite Your Faith.
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