Gotta have...

Well what do you gotta have?

Check this passage out with me…
18Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, “So shall your offspring be.” 19Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead—since he was about a hundred years old—and that Sarah’s womb was also dead. 20Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, 21being fully
persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised.
Romans 4:18-21 NIV

The original story goes that Abraham was told by God that he would be a father of many people...so many that they would look like stars in the sky or sand on the shore to him.
That is a lot of people!
That is a pretty ridiculously looking promise coming from God!

I think God hasn’t changed.
He still makes BIG promises to us because He has a fantastic plan for your life. That plan is supposed be beyond your own imaginational level.

On a side note...If you think God’s plan is simple and achievable without something miraculous, then I suspect it’s not His plan for you.
Check in with Him and get an upgrade…

Anyway, Abraham did some things as he waited for God’s promise to come to pass. But all of them related back to something you gotta have...Faith!
Whatever big promise you are waiting for you gotta have faith as well. It is non negotiable.

It doesn’t matter if it looks hopeless.
It doesn’t matter what the circumstances say.
If God said it, then faith is what you need to get you to that promise.
And didn’t God say that faith is a gift? So if you find yourself lacking in the faith department, get asking for some of that gift!

Do what you can today to strengthen your faith, not weaken it.
Do what you can to be fully persuaded that this God you serve, can do as He has promised.

Something to think about…

irony

For me there is a huge sense of irony to some of life right now…

Just in the last 24 hours we have a new video clip for the whole world to watch of a celebrity losing the plot over some missing paint and sponges.
On one hand it is a visual record of someone losing all self control and making a complete fool of themselves.
On the other hand, the producers of the show he is part of are now rubbing their hands together with glee, knowing that ratings will go up and they will get a big fat financial bonus.

It is like there is reward for something wrong…
It certainly got me thinking about me. As I watched part of the clip (and turned it off) I felt really uncomfortable about it. I don’t want to be the sort of person who gets some pleasure from others peoples misfortune or entertained by others character issues.

Maybe that is the point?
When you spend all your time looking at others and not yourself it can be easy to forget about you. You notice everyone else’s issues and not your own. You focus on what they can or can’t do. You can even become cynical and critical.

Jesus said one day to some people to ignore the speck in someone else’s eye and sort out the plank in our own eye. Simply meaning that we all have issues and things we are dealing with. But the most important thing is you focus on your own. Deal with your own stuff and get help if you need it.
The cool thing there is that is exactly what God loves to help us with!
Being entertained by someone’s speck will never help you! Going to God and asking for help and the grace to deal with our stuff...now that is a way better idea.

Something to think about…