A Fearless Faith

How fearless is your faith? That's definitely a loaded question. I would pretty much assume that we all think we have tremendous faith in an Amazing God, but do we really? When we are faced with obstacles that we have no human control over, do we stand firm in our faith that God is in control or do we begin to question exactly how faithful we are? I for one have examined my faith over and over again. There are so many times where I thought my faith was irreplaceable and then something big would happen, something so big that there was nothing in human nature that I could do outside of praying and trusting. After weeks of praying, the outcome was not was I assumed it was going to be and I became frustrated and angry. Why? Because we as believers always assume that our answers are always Gods answers, and that's just not the case. Change is guaranteed in life and it's not always welcomed by us. Nor is it always the kind of change that we've been praying for, but it is something God's laid aside for us from the beginning and our job is to trust Him in the process.

In life we will endure change, hardships, disappointments, pain, sorrow and even life and death situations. I know personally I have been there a few times. It say's in Isaiah 41:10 Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. I remember that scripture in my mind over and over when I'm in fear.

Several years ago I traveled to Texas with my Husband and my Mom to celebrate my Brothers 1st year as a Pastor in a new church. While we were there, I received a phone call from the paramedics asking me if my son was a drug user and of course my response was, No! The paramedic proceeded to tell me that my son overdosed on something and that I needed to get there as soon as possible. I then explained I was in Texas and I remember as if it were yesterday, this mans voice which stated: Ma'am we have tried everything we could. I'm sorry, but you won't make it home in time. The only thing I remembered after that was my Brother picking me up as I was falling to the floor screaming.

In that very moment when I was face to face with fear, I stumbled. When we come face to face with death and fear how fearless if your faith? Mine was non existent at that moment and I believed in a mighty, mighty God. Even in my weakness God used the strength of my family's faith. They all came together in two different states and they're faith stepped in where my couldn't at that moment and my son walked out of that hospital the very next day. Some could say I was in shock which is absolutely true, but I also never thought to cry out to God, it literally never crossed my mind. So, where are we when we are in the face of fear and doubt?

Here's what I have learned since then. Just because we are men and women of God does not mean we won't face fear, doubt or even death. I also learned to never question Gods plan for us. We have heard so many times throughout our life time, Gods way's are better then our way's and it's not according to our timing but His. Oh boy have I actually had to live that out more than once in my life. So, whether it be an accidental overdose, sudden death, disease, divorce or even coming face too face with not having children. Maybe we realized that God's will for you is to be single, and that causes you to become fearful. Will we honestly be able to stand on Gods word and conquer fear face to face and rise up in faith? Can we say: God your ways are greater then my ways and your will shall be done.

Isaiah 55:8-9 For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, says the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts. Is our love for and faith in Christ so large that even through the worst of times and I mean the worst, that we can smile and our hearts can be so joyful because we know that despite the circumstances, all things work according to His good.

Romans 8:28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.

My prayer today is that we build our faith on the solid foundation of Gods word and know that He is for us. Because He loves us and He's Sovereign over all. So that when we come face to face with these kinds of challenges, our Faith is Stronger than Our Fear.