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Angela Morris is a long-standing member of Christian Unity Baptist Church, and a True Believer!--
Faith In Action:
Two Sides of the Same Coin
By Angela Morris
One of the pitfalls of growing in faith is knowing when to
take action and when to step out of God’s way.
As believers, we learn that it’s easy for us to hinder God’s
plan for our lives – especially when we think our plan is better. So we’re
taught to let God have His way, and let patience have her perfect work.
Often we take this too far, and start to think that no
action at all is the best way to demonstrate our faith in God. This is a
mistake. Taking action and believing are, in fact, two sides of the same coin.
We just have to know which side to show when the time is right!
Let’s say that you are ready for a new job, and you want the
Lord to provide one for you. The first step is to understand why you want this
new job. Will it make you a better person? Will give it you an opportunity to
focus more on your relationship with God? Or, are you only looking to increase
your material gain? The Word says that everything we do should be to the glory
of God. That includes everything that we ask Him for.
Let’s assume that your desire for a new job is coming from a
good place. You decide to express your desire for a new job through prayer.
Wonderful: You’ve demonstrated your faith in God by asking and believing in a
blessing. But now what do you do? Do you wait for the new job to mystically
arrive at your doorstep? Is that the best way to show God that you believe in
His ability to answer prayer?
The answer is no. While God is capable of all things, He has
given us the power through the Holy Spirit to achieve a great deal through our
own efforts. You believe in by stepping out on faith and looking for an
opportunity. Now that doesn’t mean you get yourself fired from your old job and
wait for the Lord to send new employment -- it means you speak to as many
people as you possibly can about your desire for a new opportunity. You make
yourself available for the blessing to come to you by listening out for the
guidance of the Holy Spirit. In being open to the will of God, His plan for you
can come to pass.
We often find ourselves in situations where we want God to
work for us. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t work for Him as well. Faith is
about the balance of God’s ability to be there for us and our ability to be
there for Him. He has to be able to use us, whenever He needs us, even when it
comes to our own blessings. If He can rely on us, then we can rely on Him. Thus
our faith increases, and our communion with the Lord grows ever more.
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