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THE HARDEST PART OF FAITH
by David Wilkerson
On his way home after a great military victory, King Asa of Judah was intercepted by a prophet. This man did not come to congratulate Asa but to give him a warning: “As long as you rely on the Lord, fully trusting Him, you will be blessed. He will walk with you and give you victory after victory. But if you turn away from Him, trusting in your flesh, you will have disorder and chaos in every area of your life” (see 2 Chronicles 15:1-6).
A GLORIOUS TIME
Asa took this message to heart and walked faithfully with the Lord for thirty-six years. During that time, God greatly blessed Judah. It was a wonderful, glorious time to live in that land but after all those years, another crisis came. The backslidden king who ruled Israel (which had divided itself from Judah) launched an attack on Asa. He captured Ramah, a town just five miles from Judah’s capital, Jerusalem, cutting off that vital trade route to the city. If something didn’t happen quickly, Judah’s entire economy would collapse.
FEAR AND PANIC
This time, King Asa moved in fear. Instead of trusting the Lord, he turned for help to a notorious enemy, the king of Syria. Unbelievably, Asa stripped Judah’s treasury of all its wealth and offered it to the Syrians to deliver Judah. It was an act of absolute unbelief.
It is often said that the hardest part of faith is the last half hour. The fact is, God already had put into motion his plan to deliver Judah, but Asa aborted that plan by acting in fear and panic.
ANOTHER PROPHETIC WORD
Asa received another word, “Because you didn’t trust the Lord, from now on you will have wars” (see 2 Chronicles 16:9). And so it was in Judah.
Acting in unbelief always brings total disorder and chaos.
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I don't know about you, but I've had to say Lord, help my unbelief more times than I can count. We've all faced many trials in this life & many more are ahead. We need to chose who we'll serve in those trials. Will it be the flesh, trusting in our own ability to pull us through those times of hardships? Or will it be the Lord? At times, trusting in Him doesn't even seem logical. His ways are not logical. His thoughts are not our thoughts. During the hard times, my favorite verse is always John 16:33 "In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
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Permalink Reply by thewatchman on
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Thank You for this Tammy :)
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Permalink Reply by Carmen Truly Blessed Etienne on
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Very encouraging Tammy!
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Permalink Reply by Danny A Bailes on
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The Bible passage that reasures and comforts me is Psalm 139. I know my heavenly Father is always with me, especially when I struggle with unbelief, or make mistakes and in times of hardship.
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Permalink Reply by Leonard T on
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I don't know about you, but I've had to say Lord, help my unbelief more times than I can count. We've all faced many trials in this life & many more are ahead. We need to chose who we'll serve in those trials. Will it be the flesh, trusting in our own ability to pull us through those times of hardships? Or will it be the Lord? At times, trusting in Him doesn't even seem logical. His ways are not logical. His thoughts are not our thoughts. During the hard times, my favorite verse is always John 16:33 "In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
Well said words of wisdom.
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Permalink Reply by Colby on
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One of the take-aways I get from this article is of the continual struggle and tension we experience between fear and faith.
It's not really a question of how much faith each of us has, for Jesus told the disciples that even with a tiny amount of faith, they could accomplish much. It's the source of our faith - God - that matters.
Yes, we struggle with fear in our lives - both real and imagined. At times, our faith is tested by the challenges and problems we face.
But we must always remember it’s not about us, it’s about God working through us. We can do little, but there is nothing God can't do.
What we need to do when faced with fear is to pray earnestly for faith and to trust in the giver. God will confront our fear with faith.
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