What should you do when your faith is challenged?
You should look into the following areas when your faith is challenged.
I. How is my relationship with God?
- Matthew 6:31-33 AMP
- The most important aspect in faith, is our relationship with God.
- Seek the Giver before you seek the gift.
- Do you have a results based relationship?
- Do you lose confidence in God, angry or any angst = results based relationship.
- Our love for Him based on who He is, not what He does.
II. Is there sin in my life?
- I John 3:21-22
- Being able to receive what we ask is based on keeping the commands and doing those things pleasing in His sight
- Our living a life free from habitual sin & rebellion causes us to walk in great confidence toward God.
- This is an essential part of the operation of faith.
III. Am I breaking natural laws?
- Proverbs 26:17 & Proverbs 6:27
- Foolishness is not walking in faith.
- Angels with you; jump off roof - fall to ground
- Gods provides: debt is not always the answer; am I willing to work; am I willing to save money
- God heals: abusing your body; you get sick, tired
IV. Am I breaking spiritual laws?
- Tithing - not willing to tithe no expectation of financial provision
- Walking in love - faith is nothing with out love I Corinthians 13:2
- Words of my mouth - Proverbs 18:21 - After prayer of faith, what are our words like?
- Unforgiveness - Mark 11:25-26
- Search the scriptures; is there a missing piece.
V. What is my portion of faith?
- Matthew 8:10 & Matthew 15:28
- Full of faith, great faith, little faith
- Weak in faith, Romans 4:19; Sarah was not weak in faith concerning a promise God had given them
- There are levels of faith. Like a muscle.
- Everyone has a muscle. Some are stronger than others. Why? Fed the right things, exercise.
- Ridiculous to think lifts 300 lbs. and not has exercised.
- What can I believe God for?
- Go beyond head knowledge, what do you really believe
VI. Do I have the correct perspective - time?
- Waiting and set-backs are often interpreted as failure.
- We don't want to wait.
- We don't want to set-backs.
- We panic. "What's wrong with me…or God?"
- Just because your faith is challenged doesn't mean anything wrong.
- David - I Samuel 30:6 - set-back and waiting
- Paul - Philippians 1:19 Message Bible - this man was on trial -
- Faith is not concerned with time; only concerned with ONE who promised
Protip: Galatians 6:9. Your faith maybe challenged; You will reap if faint not.
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