Input...faith
April 26
Faith is being...certain of what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1
This story was shared in Streams in the Desert about a doctor addressing the elderly mother of a young man.
"You are worrying too much about him. Once you have prayed for him, as you have done, and committed him to God, you should not continue to be anxious. God's command, "Do not be anxious about anything" (Phil. 4:6), is unlimited, and so is the verse, "Cast all your anxiety on him" (1 Peter 5:7). If we truly have cast our burdens upon another, can they continue to pressure us? If we carry them with us from the throne of grace, it is obvious we have not left them there. In my own life I test my prayers in this way: after committing something to God, if I can come away, like Hannah did, with no more sadness, pain or anxiety in my heart, I see it as proof that I have prayed the prayer of faith. But if I pray and then still carry my burden, I conclude my faith was not exercised."
Good input, but neither Dr. Payson or L. B. Cowman ever gave birth! :)
Let's Pray:
Lord, You are our Burden Bearer, but You also are the Creator of our Hearts. Teach us to trust by reflecting back to our own past paths and see how You walked along side us. As we pray for the progress of others and ourselves may we pray that all look to You first for directions and trust not in themselves. In Jesus' name, Amen
Faith is being...certain of what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1
This story was shared in Streams in the Desert about a doctor addressing the elderly mother of a young man.
"You are worrying too much about him. Once you have prayed for him, as you have done, and committed him to God, you should not continue to be anxious. God's command, "Do not be anxious about anything" (Phil. 4:6), is unlimited, and so is the verse, "Cast all your anxiety on him" (1 Peter 5:7). If we truly have cast our burdens upon another, can they continue to pressure us? If we carry them with us from the throne of grace, it is obvious we have not left them there. In my own life I test my prayers in this way: after committing something to God, if I can come away, like Hannah did, with no more sadness, pain or anxiety in my heart, I see it as proof that I have prayed the prayer of faith. But if I pray and then still carry my burden, I conclude my faith was not exercised."
Good input, but neither Dr. Payson or L. B. Cowman ever gave birth! :)
Let's Pray:
Lord, You are our Burden Bearer, but You also are the Creator of our Hearts. Teach us to trust by reflecting back to our own past paths and see how You walked along side us. As we pray for the progress of others and ourselves may we pray that all look to You first for directions and trust not in themselves. In Jesus' name, Amen
