Faith + Action (power) – Worry = Change

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So what’s the problem? Life’s not going the way you want? Seems like “stuff” keeps happening? Maybe you were going really well in life, things were going good but then you got bumped by life and somehow allowed circumstances and situations to beat up on you. Snap out of this! Don’t you know that you’re above this! You are above situations.

You are God’s great creation. God lives in you and moves through you and he has given you POWER over circumstances. Do you know what power means? The actual dictionary definition? There are three definitions, one of which is “The ability (able to do) to do or act.” Think about it when something has power it is able to do or act in its purpose. God has given you the ability to do or act over your circumstances. But you have to believe this and receive it. He can’t MAKE you believe because he has also given us the “power” of choice.

You know that God lives in you right? The bible tells us our body is the temple of God. His Spirit resides in us and prompts us and gives us power but we are the vessel and we need to use our vessel (feet, hands, eye, ears, mouth etc) to follow out the truth in flesh that is in the spirit. That’s ACTION.

So after you grasp and truly believe, you need to do/act. Faith requires ACTION to be complete. Do you notice Jesus was always moving? Have a look at the Gospels and read the beginning of each chapter, he was moving. It’s called “walking” in faith and walking is action. Read James, faith without works (actions) is dead. Your actions of course have to be in line with your faith. You can’t say I have faith and believe that I have the power to change my life and circumstances and then take counterproductive steps. It has to align.

So Again,” faith without works (actions in line with your faith) is dead” so you need to take ACTION on your faith and believe that you have power.

No faith also by its very definition means you do not worry. You did not create you and you have no idea of knowing what your tomorrow will be. Absolutely none! So stop trying because IT IS IMPOSSIBLE to know tomorrow. Trust God and just live. Stop letting life control you and beat you down and use your power to take faithful action in the form on one step forward and up out of it, without worry.  The bible tells us God knew our end before we were even born. He knows! So let Him be the one to steer this ship!

We all get bumped sometimes and have down time but you have to come out of it and through it. Leave the ‘ish behind and take the lesson with you and go forward.

I remember my pastor saying something to the affect that when you feel like your life is under attack, situations seem to keep arising, it’s really a sign that there is something great that the devil is trying his hardest to prevent you from achieving. God has something great planned for your life on the other end of that situation. Are you really going to give in?

Faith + action (power) – worry = change

Live on PURPOSE!