3/21/2023 0 Comments Faith bible versesAs we choose to follow God, we can decide He knows what He’s doing more than we can understand. Faith and trust often don’t make a lot of logical sense. If we are leaning on His understanding, then we are not leaning on our own. ![]() Trusting in God looks like letting go of trying to make sense of things. “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” – Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV) We sometimes need to hear the perspective that God is so much bigger than the hard times we go through. Not only can we trust in God when we’re afraid and have Him give us peace, but we can rest assured there is nothing of eternal consequence others can do to us. These verses takes that even a step further. My all-time favorite Bible verse is Isaiah 41:10, which reminds me that God is always with me and I don’t have to be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?” – Psalms 56:3-4 (NIV) In God, whose word I praise-in God I trust and am not afraid. “When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. Living the life we know God has called us lead will draw us closer to Him, even when we are resistant or out of sorts. Yet, I found myself drawn along in worship with other believers and before I knew it, God blessed my heart and encouraged me. I have had times when my heart just wasn’t into worshipping God. ![]() Sometimes when we go through the acts of faithfulness, it grows our faith. We choose faith even when our faith is shaken and wavering. We, too, know where our blessings come from and can put our faith in Him! “I have chosen the way of faithfulness I have set my heart on your laws.” – Psalm 119:30 (NIV)įaithfulness is a way of life we can choose. He knew where his blessing and healing had come from. Instead of running off to live his life in a way he’d only previously imagined, the former blind man immediately followed Jesus. It also means our faith is about following Jesus. But it does mean that God sees you and will reward your faith. Does it mean we will always be healed on earth? Also, no. Does this mean we will always get what we want? No. This is one example of many in the New Testament where Jesus heals someone based on their faith. “‘Go,’ said Jesus, ‘your faith has healed you.’ Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.” – Mark 10:52 (NIV) And, finally, it reminds us that the power of the Holy Spirit can fill our hearts to overflowing with hope. Trusting in Him will bring us joy and peace. Not only does this verse remind us we can have faith and trust in God, but it also tells us God is a God of hope. If we have faith in God and Who He is, then we can trust He will always be with us. “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” – Romans 15:13 (NIV)įaith and trust really do go hand-in-hand. What better description of faith is there?! I am assured and can be hopeful that no matter what life brings, God is there with me. I can’t be confident in myself and that I’ll always come out on top, but I can be confident God knows what He’s doing and will come out on top. Faith is being confident in the God we serve. I can slip into a negative attitude like, “I know God can fix this, but I don’t think He will.” I don’t usually utter those words aloud, but God hears them in my heart. And sometimes that can influence the confidence I have in God. “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” – Hebrews 11:1 (NIV) ![]() Can our faith be big? Of course! But even when it isn’t, it is still powerful. Jesus is telling us here that even if our faith is small, it is still powerful. I love this reminder of what just a teeny, tiny amount of faith can do! Have you seen a mustard seed? They are 0.1 inch in diameter! That’s tiny. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” – Matthew 17:20 (NIV) Bible verses about faith and trust He replied, “Because you have so little faith. He gives us the tools we need along the way. God knows our weaknesses as humans, and He loves us anyway. So He packed His Word full of verses to encourage us on our faith journey. He knew that we’d struggle with faith and trust. I’m encouraged to realized that God clearly knew we’d have moments of weakness and doubt. A couple of things help me most when my faith and trust in God get shaky: Bible verses and music.
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