Believe

This is a guest post by my friend and fellow minister Darlene Nancy Bazemore.

What happens when you believe?  

Believe is defined as to accept or regard as true.  When you believe in God and what He has promised in His Word, what you thought was impossible is now possible.  The overwhelming situation in your life is now under control and you will have a peace that surpasses all understanding!

Believing in God is like a child believing in their parent.  If the parent told their child, after school we are going to the store and I am going to give you what you desire; then believe me when the child is picked up after school, they are taking their parent at their word.  It doesn’t matter what the circumstances may be on the outside.  They could be caught in a terrible storm, traffic, and blown down trees on the road, but that child is holding their parent at their word because of what they promised.

The child isn’t concerned about the circumstances around them, they are just holding on to the promise.  They are accepting or regarding what their parents have said to them to be true and in other words, they believe. They believe that their parents are going to make it happen regardless of what it takes to get to the store.  

What about us?  Do we believe?

Do we accept what our Father has told us and promised us in His Word to be true?  Do we get fretful because of the circumstances in our lives or do we believe like the child believes in their natural parent?

In Mark 11:24 it states, “Therefore I say unto you, What things so ever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.”  Part of receiving is our believing that we shall receive the blessings of God.  In St. Mark 9:23 it states, “Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.”  If we can just believe….all things are possible to us that believe.  

Neither the situation we’re in nor the circumstances that surround us matter, we must believe that our Father will provide and His promises are yes and Amen.

I leave you with this…no circumstance is too hard for God!  We must believe.  Hezekiah believed that if he prayed to God his life would be lengthened and it was.  The Woman with the issue of blood believed that if she could just touch the hem of His garment, she would be healed and she was.  Jarius, the Ruler of the synagogue, believed that if Jesus came to his home where his daughter was laying there dying, she would be healed and she was!  

We too, must believe!  No matter how dark, dismal or bleak the circumstance may look, believe in my God and He will take that impossible situation and turn it around and make the impossible, possible!  This only happens….when you BELIEVE!

What are you believe God to do?

What are you sowing?

Everyone of us has a field that we are sowing into. And your life will tell you what you have been sowing based on the fruits you have been reaping.

See, everyone of us have been sowing seeds into our future. As a matter of fact this post is a seed, as you read this post you are sowing into your mind and heart. The more you sow into the desired results the closer you are from attaining it.

So if this is true, wouldn't you want to see a greater harvest?

Let me ask you a question.
Do you like what you see?

Many times we dislike what we see happening in our life. Yet what we fail to understand is that what we are getting is a reflection of what we have been putting in. So here is the challenge.  Change what you have been putting in.

If you continue to do what you have always done, you will keep getting what you have always gotten. The same is true for your spiritual life. If you sow into your spirit, spiritual godly things you will be more godly.  You will be able to be all who God created you to be. Yet if you sow into the flesh you will have to be satisfied with a poor life. A life disconnected with God.

God desires to connect with you. He gave his ultimate possession.  His son Jesus for you.

So why not give him all of you?
Friends this task is a daily process that we who are following Jesus must do until we go home to be with the Lord. Yet while we are here let's sow in such a way that we are proud of the harvest at harvest time. Let's be faithful - full of faith in sowing believing that God will reward those who diligently seek Him.

Just try.

There is something that God wants to do through your life. And he will use everything that you have been through to do it. 

Yet, the thought of doing what God is calling you to do is not easy and it is often scary. But as scary and as challenging that might be, you still long to be a part of something significant in the world. You want to be use by the creator of the universe. You want to do a work that counts and that makes a difference in people’s lives. You want to do a work that lives on even after you are gone. 

I believe God has equipped you to do it, for this time and this season, but it is up to you to take a hold of whatever you are called to do and obey him to the fullest. 

Don’t Run

Many times we run or hide because of fear of failure but if you run from the calling of God in your life you will have forfeited your destiny. 

In order to do it right sometimes you have to do it wrong. This is the learning experience. You will only get closer to the task or mission of your life if you take a leap of faith.

Do it afraid and watch fear disappear.

Do it wrong, and soon you will learn how to do it right. 

Find a voice of value and soon you will become a voice of value for others.

Help someone in need and soon someone will help you. 

Believe in someone and soon someone will believe in you! 

I believe we all face fears, but moving ahead in the face of fear is the only way to conquer it. 

You will gain strength and confidence to do it again and again. God has not given us the spirit of fear but of power… and we must constantly remember this. You and I have been given power. Power for what, you might ask? Power to do everything he has placed on the inside of you to do.

I recently told someone “life is passing you by while you’re resting your eyes”. I don’t know about you, but I want my life to matter. I want to contribute in God’s master plan. I want to be a part of God’s story. What about you? 

What are you going to do with the time you have left?