Trusting in God's Faithfulness – Dr. Charles Stanley
Is there something God has told you to do that seems just too
difficult? You can be sure that if He has called you to carry out His will,
He’s going to be faithful to accomplish it through His Spirit living and
working in you. So if you tell Him, “I can’t do that, Lord—what if I fail?”
you’re really saying, “God doesn’t keep His word.” And yet, our total
expectation should be in Him—not in our own energy, ability, or experience.
When you doubt God’s trustworthiness, that unbelief becomes a
gap in your spiritual armor, and you can be sure that’s exactly where Satan
will attack you. You’ll begin to doubt even more about God’s character, such as
His goodness—and that distrust will become a heavy load of baggage you’ll
needlessly drag through every area of your life.
You might feel that you do not have enough faith to obey, but the Lord isn’t
asking you to have faith in favorable circumstances. He’s asking you to trust
that He is who He says He is.
Do you believe that God is a liar? It’s really that simple:
either He is truthful or He’s not. But if you believe that faithfulness is His
character, then you can do anything He requires. You’ll be strengthened by your
dependence on Him—whether a deluge or trials or a flood of blessing comes.
It’s actually when life gets rough and rugged that the sweetness
of God’s faithfulness makes itself real in your heart. As you walk through
those storms in complete reliance on His strength, your trust in His character
becomes part of who you are and strengthens from within.
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