For whatever is born of God overcomes the world.
And this is the victory that has overcome the world - our faith.
1 JOHN 5:4 NKJV
"Faith, like a tender seedling, can be nurtured or neglected. When we nurture our faith through prayer, meditation and worship, God blesses our lives and lifts our spirits."p12
Right now I feel a little like the neglected seed. I realise that I don't pray, meditate or worship enough, and so my faith is being neglected. I owe more to God, and I am really trying, but I have always been useless when it come to organising my time or remembering to do things. On a morning the first thing I should do, is pray, meditate or worship in some way, but instead I am either getting up and getting ready for work, or I'm putting on the TV for my daughter, and it's not because I don't want to nurture my faith, it's because I forget... I just simply forget! This is really something that I need to modify in my life if I am ever to become the "nurtured" seed.
"Are you a mountain-moving person whose faith is evident for all to see? Or, are you a spiritual underachiever?" p12
The reason why I chose the quote above, was because it made me think, Do I put my faith out for all to see? The answer was no! Even with this blog it is out there for the world to see, but the people that I see on a regular and daily basis such as friends and family, probably don't even know this blog exists, because I choose not to declare it.... Now I realise that this is not a good thing. Surely if I am wanting to open up myself to God, then I should let everyone know about it. That would be the only way to "move mountains" for God.
"...He stands ready to open a world of possibilities to you...if you have faith."p13
The idea of their being a world of possibilities does sound nice, and all you have to do is have faith. I have actually witnessed this. Somebody that I know was having financial difficulties, but they maintained their faith, (well actually their faith got stronger), and now everything is better. I wouldn't say their life was perfect, but it is a lot better. So, faith in God is a powerful commodity for your own life.
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