Am I Living by Faith or Unbelief?

Ask Pastor John
Episode: 1473

[HearGodsWord]

As the child's father said in Mark 9:24 "I believe; help my unbelief!"

[brendonburdett]

Faith is putting ones trust in the finished work of what Christ accomplished on the cross...believing it is a challenge.

[okEorB]

I'm 22. I listen exclusively on youtube. :)
I have a habit of listening every day at work during my half hour break!

[sleepe]

It's the same as the verse that says. "God is spirt, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth ". ❤

[Derek_Baumgartner]

I'm reminded of something C.S. Lewis wrote in Mere Christianity (I think it was that book, anyway):


That the little actions and decisions we make through life are an adjustment to our heading. As if we're a boat, so to speak.
Over a long journey, those minor adjustments can take one waaaay off course - or put you back towards it.
Why is God so interested in our hearts - in the inner man - and not just the actual deed being done *right now*?


This video covers some great reasons. But also, I think, because He sees the end from the beginning - He sees the dock, or the rocks, at the end of your current heading, and wants you to continuously adjust it towards His kingdom and goodness, not anything else.
And to trust in His guidance and power to do so: not your own 'guesstimations', so to speak.


Question is: do you want God? Is He 'good', in your eyes, or merely a good thing to be ranked alongside other things on this earth?
He is the source of goodness - the Creator of all things. Alpha and Omega.
Placing Him appropriately in your prioritization - what the First and Second Commandments are about, i.e. placing Him *first*, and not just by a short margin - is how you right the ship. And while you need His help to do that, He's fully aware of this, else Christ would not have died.


Place your trust in Him, seek to glorify (and not shame) Him, and move forward from there to where He leads you.


I've a long way to go.

[MouseCrusader]

A resolve to do good
Trusting in God to enable us
To glorify Christ

[buxikiksa]

So to live in faith is to put all trust in Him. With willingness ( which comes from us)

[Daybara]

I am 28 and been listening since I was 19

[user-pi]

1. The action we are about to do is according to God's word.

2. The action we are about to do is done trusting in God's strength to do it.

3. The action we are about to do is to give glory to God.

[liezlmaegalan]

Thank you and God bless you Pastor John, I do sometimes struggle in this area. It is a reminder that we are to live a life that honors God, not because we are called Christians but because it reflects how we truly love God.

[angloaust]

Thank you Holy Spirit for faith
And not having to rely on others!

Please pray for me everyone that reads this I need the intercession of Gods Children

[noahmoffitt]

God bless you Pastor John for spreading the good word and helping get my faith back on track 🙏

[GlowofaGhost]

I needed every ounce of this.... thanks. This is the Holy Spirit

[rodkvic]

Spirit given peace to the soul, Glory to God, & good to the world

Please pray for me everyone that reads this I need the intercession of Gods Children thank you for considering

[user-pi]

Thank you Pastor John! God bless you and this ministry!

[vickysforum]

Live your life by faith in Jesus Christ. Faith pleases God. Anyone who comes to God must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who sincerely seek Him.

[jesuschristbiblebiblestudy]

As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things.
Ecclesiastes 11: 5 NIV

[PropheSAY]

External conformity is not the heart of faithful obedience. Whew.