We have mentioned before how much we enjoy our worship experience here in Guatemala. We have two very different churches we attend and it is amazing how God coordinates the messages to speak to our hearts every Sunday. The Gathering, which we attend on Sunday Nights, began a new series last week by Andy Stanley entitled Faith, Hope & Luck, looking at how these things are very different and the basic principles of faith that we as believers should consider and hold fast to. Last week the message was about what the foundation of our faith must be...God sending His very Son to die for each one of us and redeem us onto ourselves. Many of us place our faith on circumstantial things, how God has blessed us and our decisions or the seeming lack thereof, and when those things don't make sense to us, we change our views or "lose our faith". Christ dying on the cross for us will never change, and that is where we must rest our lives if we are believers. Last night was about the definition of Christian Faith. So simple.
Faith is confidence that God is who he says he is and that he will do everything he has promised to do.
Faith is based on God and none of it has to do with us except for us to choose it and act in it. If God never answered another prayer the way I hoped, or took all my loved ones from me, or left me destitute...it has nothing to do with my faith. God is who he says he is and he has or will fulfill every promise he has ever made. And I have the awesome opportunity to live in that eternal hope, and live out my life in faith everyday from now until the day I die. What a life he has prepared for us! Have faith, dear friends. And don't let circumstances sway what you believe. If you would like to hear this message yourself, you can click on the you tube link below. God bless as he has given us a new week in which to praise him, proclaim him, and watch him at work. At His feet, Amy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCRgahj2G-U
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