Tuesday 7pm April 6th-- Faith-- Where is yours?--- No Movie---

Faith:
Jas 1:6 But he must ask in faith without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind.

How's your faith been lately? Ever been tossed or driven around by circumstances out of your control? How did you react to it?

Lets take Moses. A man chosen by God to lead about One Million head of households through the desert. I  don't think he realized what God had instore for him. I mean, would you sign up for a mission of 38 years of wandering in the desert with a bunch of cry babies. I think it would be hard for me to say, "HERE I AM LORD, USE ME"! If I knew the details. A lot of times when God uses us he doesn't fill us in on how he wants to use us for His glory. I call this the "unexpected".

It doesn't matter how old you are or how young you are, there is one lesson we all must learn in life. God can't do the unexpected with our lives until we do what he says. Even if doing what he says doesn't make things work as we expect them to. Even if doing what he says doesn't seem to make sense. Don't doubt, just have faith in God. Trust Him.

There is a cost when our faith wains. Moses was sentenced to death without ever occupying the Promise Land. His punishment for not following God's orders on how to bring forth water for the people. He was told to SPEAK to the rock and water would come forth. But instead he struck the rock to bring forth water.

 Deu 32:49-52 "Go up to this mountain of the Abarim, Mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab opposite Jericho, and look at the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the sons of Israel for a possession.

"Then die on the mountain where you ascend, and be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother died on Mount Hor and was gathered to his people,
 because you broke faith with Me in the midst of the sons of Israel at the waters of Meribah-kadesh, in the wilderness of Zin, because you did not treat Me as holy in the midst of the sons of Israel.
 "For you shall see the land at a distance, but you shall not go there, into the land which I am giving the sons of Israel."

God is not trying to increase our abilities. He is trying to produce faith in him regardless of our abilities. That is where life with God begins. Life begins with a step-by-step faith as we obey the will of God. A life of faith doesn't require that we see the end from the beginning. Faith only requires us to take the step God instructs us to take.

Don't give up your Promise Land.   Live under His commandments, forsake your sinful nature. Pray Psalm 51 out loud before the Lord. Be Battle Ready to speak the things of God to another.