“The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it.” 1 Thessalonians 5:24
Today you will enter the juggernaut of life. There will be new life and death. There will be highs and lows. There will be crisis and suffering. You will experience the goodness of God and the evil of Satan.
How can you navigate through life without reacting emotionally to the events of life? You have to be rooted in the reality of the Living Christ and build your life on the promises of God. The reality of Christ cannot be found on earth. It lives in the Word of God.
If you justify your relationship with God through emotions you will be an up and down believer. When God seems distant or troubles arrive your faith will plummet. Your emotions will betray you because they do not acknowledge the truths of God. The emotional believer constantly needs a fix to walk with God.
Many believers attempt to live with God through experiences. It is wonderful to have a mountaintop experience but you have to get up the next morning and face the routine and mundane nature of life. God doesn’t react to the experiences of life. He responds to your steadfast faith.
When you become rooted in the reality of God you do not allow the circumstances of life to impact your faith. You understand life will bring ups and downs and you keep your eyes focused on Jesus and do not give any power to the details of your life. You live in a surreal world but your hope is in the promises of God. This is the reality of Christ Jesus!
Faith is simply believing in God to fulfill your needs without any evidence or proof. You accept the principle that God calls things that don’t exist as if they did.
Faith never reacts to the events of life. You live in oneness with almighty God through prayer, the Word, and the Holy Spirit.
Faithful is He that called!
Hal Hollister Ministry 