by Dona Hake
The present and the future could cause one to worry and fear but the God we serve desires that we just believe. “The Lord is my Shepherd I shall not want…” Psalm 23:1 There is probably none of us that have not heard this, and I would venture to say that it is one of the most favorite Psalms of many. While He promises tender loving care and provision, may we determine in our hearts to believe that He is willing and able to do what He says. I would like to share a quote with you from one of my favorite authors Francois deFenelon.
“Faith discerns God behind all the circumstances that try to hide Him.
Faith also holds you in a state of uncertainty.”
We serve a God that sees any circumstance, situation or hardship as His opportunity to show Himself strong on our behalf. He desires that we see in the Spirit those things that He sees. This is when our spiritual eyesight will cause our words to speak of things as though THEY ARE by faith no matter what they look like in the natural. Many times we can find our hearts in unbelief simply because our eyes are too focused on our circumstances. The more we look at our circumstance the more real and powerful that circumstance seems. It is our human nature that hates to be in a place of uncertainty. We want to get through a trial and get back into our comfort zones.
May we consider that there are times even in the midst of a trial, God is looking to work a new thing in our heart by His love and tender instruction. Behind the circumstance God is seeing an opportunity for His hand to graciously move in our lives.The God that asks us to live by faith is so ready to perform that which He said He would do, all we need to do is believe!