S.O.A.P. for 03/09/2009 Where is the faith?

S: Numbers 13:31-33
But the other men who had explored the land with him disagreed. “We can’t go up against them! They are stronger than we are!”So they spread this bad report about the land among the Israelites: “The land we traveled through and explored will devour anyone who goes to live there. All the people we saw were huge. We even saw giants there, the descendants of Anak. Next to them we felt like grasshoppers, and that’s what they thought, too!”

O: These men lost their faith in God's promise to lead them to the land promised to them, and they did so very quickly! All it took was a glance at the people currently living there and they were ready to tuck their tails and run! God lead them to a land HE promised them, and yet they still lost faith and refused to believe that HE would see it through! How great is the human paralyzing fear that even freezes us from believing someone ALL Powerful, who placed the stars in the sky, who delivered them out of slavery, who created the heavens and the earth may not be able to deliver them in to the land HE promised them. They even began to gossip and spread rumors to spread the fear among all the peoples so that all of them would lose their faith in God!

A: How quickly we lose faith when the "going gets tough" when what we really should do is be MORE faithful! God never said the road ahead would be easy, He did promise to be there with us. God's promises are not mere words to be tossed aside, they are true everlasting covenants. If there's anyone whose word means everything it is His. He is all powerful and our creator, so who are we to doubt His abilities, when we wouldn't be here without His mere desire. How can we doubt that He will not fulfill His promises when He leads us somewhere. If God leads me / compels me to do something, I must have the faith that He will help see me through, and that together we can make it happen if I remain faithful. He alone can make the impossible possible. I must simply believe that and have the faith that He can do what He says He's going to do.

P: Father God,
I know You to be all powerful and magnificent. My love for You grows and grows each and every day. I value Your precious Word and Your promises. Father, help me to never doubt Your leading, or Your call on my life. Even mores so, help me to never doubt that You'll see me through anything that gets in my way. Lord, let me be courageous and never want to run away from the "tough times". Lord, You are capable of all and You know what I'm capable of. Lord, I pray for a brave heart that has the faith to always trust and obey! Lord, grow my confidence for if I believe, I must wholly believe, and in so doing, it will come to pass according to Your will! That is glorious, Lord!

Forgive me for the times I question You and falter, Lord. Forgive me for the times that I think the challenge is too hard, and remind me that You are by my side, each step of the way. Just help me step strong. Let all I do be according to Your will that our paths may run together to glorify and honor You and I pray I never run away.

In Jesus Name
Amen



When all around me starts to fall and when my faith it seems so small
Even in my darkest hour, I will believe
Even if the sun begins to fall, even when I feel nothing at all
Even if I'm all alone, I will believe
*Mainstay*