If faith can move the mountains… then let the mountains be moved.

Romans 4:20- 21 says

No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, 21 fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised.

Yesterday morning, I was doing my quiet time.  I’m actually doing a Beth Moore study right now called “Believing God.”  Yes…I know I’m a guy and usually Beth Moore studies are attended by women.  I’m doing it online on my own…so technically I’m not attending.  Oh…and besides that… who cares.  Part of this week’s lesson is to read Romans 4.  In fact, it’s suggested that Romans 4 be read 20 times over the course of the study (9 weeks).  

I was reading it yesterday morning and suddenly God struck me with conviction over my unbelief in Him.  He reminded me of the amazing and unbelievable things that He’s accomplished over the last few years in our lives and then reminded me of some pretty amazing things recorded in Scripture too.   In Romans 4 we are reminded of Abraham and Sarah.  God had promised them they would bear a son of their own seed and womb.  Impossible in their mind since Abe was 100+ and Sarah wasn’t far behind.

Yet, even though it seemed (and was) impossible, Abraham believed God.  Without wavering.  Here it is again…

20 No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, 21 fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised.

And The Message says it like this…

Abraham didn’t focus on his own impotence and say, “It’s hopeless. This hundred-year-old body could never father a child.” Nor did he survey Sarah’s decades of infertility and give up. He didn’t tiptoe around God’s promise asking cautiously skeptical questions. He plunged into the promise and came up strong, ready for God, sure that God would make good on what he had said.

God slammed me.  He pretty much said…”Why don’t you just believe me and see what happens?”  I know that God is capable.  However, I often waver.  My heart knows that He is faithful and trustworthy and powerful and willing.  But often my mind gets in the way and starts running through the list of what makes it so impossible!  Some faith I have.  <<sigh>>

God is gracious though.  The faith to believe isn’t even generated within me.  HE gives it to me.  

I can identify with the father in Mark 9 who is asking for healing for his son.   He seems to be wavering and doubting whether Jesus can or will do anything to help him.  Jesus replied to him that “Everything is possible to the one who believes.”  I can see the father getting all excited and his face lighting up when he starts his next statement.  He says,

 Immediately the father of the boy cried out, “I do believe!”

Then just maybe he instantly realized that perhaps he didn’t really believe completely and he follows that statement up with,

 “Help my unbelief.”

That’s where I was yesterday.  I was saying “I BELIEVE!  I BELIEVE!!”  Then I, too, must follow up with “But help my unbelief.”  And you know what?  He will!  The faith to believe comes from Him…not me.

Today we are standing in faith that God will continue/complete what He has started.  I don’t see how.  I sure don’t see how it will happen in the next 4 months.  Yet I know that it will.  I believe that it will.  I know that God can/will do it.

Now, Lord,

Help my unbelief!

God is at work and doing great things.  Of course, He’s capable of nothing else!!

We move to the temporary house tomorrow (Monday).  If you’re free in the morning and want to lend a hand, we’d take your help.  If not…we would love for you to pray for our family.  It’ll be a tough day.

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