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Tuesday, March 2, 2010
-1:23 PM
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
I was preparing for my prayer duty tomorrow, running through the slides, and googling online. Came across this article which i thought is good for all of us.
Many times, we say we want our faith level to increase. So, how then do we increase our faith? This article might give you further insight.. Enjoy reading.
"And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. " ~ Hebrews 11:6 (NIV)
"But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him." ~ Hebrews 11:6 (NKJV)
I pray that as we seek God earnestly and diligently, He will be pleased with us. Let us draw near to God in this season. Please uphold Pastor Khong and his family, as well as our tribe leaders (Ps Debra and Ps Zhouqi), cell leaders (Jefferson, Mingchun and Joelle) and all our fellow cell brothers and sisters. These prayers are important, cos without Joshua, the whole Joshua Generation will be gone. Let's pray for unity in the body of Christ and as well as spiritual breakthrough in our walk with God.
God bless all of you!
His Servant,
Joelle
All Christians want, or should want, to increase their faith. But those who have given their lives to Christ have come to realize that success does not come from our own human attempts; we always fail.
1 Corinthians 4:7 reminds us, “What makes you better than anyone else? What do you have that God hasn't given you? And if all you have is from God, why boast as though you have accomplished something on your own?”
Without God, we are left to our own resources, which plague us with pride, stubbornness, indifference, insensitivity, and failure. The only one we can count on who absolutely will not fail us is God (Hebrews 13:5).
Beginning our journey of faith with God requires that we immerse ourselves in His Word (Titus 1:13-14). We must learn about His love, His justice, His mercy, and His plan. We must form a relationship with Him, so that we can know Him personally through His Son, Jesus Christ (John 17:3). We should ask Him to reveal Himself to us and change us.
The Bible promises that if we seek God, we will find Him (Matthew 7:7). And if we allow Him to, He will transform us into new people who can know His will (Romans 12:2). We have to be willing to die to our old selves and let go of the pride and selfishness that kept us from Him for so long.
As God changes us, we will learn to develop the fruit that comes from the Holy Spirit, who dwells in all Christians (Galatians 5:22-23; John 14:17). As we walk in the Spirit, allowing Him to control our lives, we will begin to trust in Him.
“Let your roots grow down into him and draw up nourishment from him, so you will grow in faith, strong and vigorous in the truth you were taught. Let your lives overflow with thanksgiving for all he has done” (Colossians 2:7).
If our trust in God is going to grow, we have to learn to step out in faith, moving out of our comfort zone and taking chances. If we believe that God will sustain us for that day, we can be free to carry out His will, regardless of the consequences.
Whenever we face temptations, God will always provide a way out so that we will not be overcome (1 Corinthians 10:13). We need to look for that way out, and praise God when we find it.
1 Peter 1:7 says He will use trials to test our faith and to make us stronger Christians; we will be given much honor if we can stand strong and not waver. “Yet faith comes from listening to this message of good news – the Good News about Christ” (Romans 10:17).
Adapted from: http://www.gotquestions.org/increase-my-faith.html