James 2:18 (NKJV) 18 But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.
Following God, and obeying His leading, is easier for some than for others.
Some people do their best to follow God but find it difficult to keep doing so when the rubber meets the road and God asks them to do something difficult or uncomfortable.
Others seem to have less difficulty, seemingly zipping down the path of life and never batting an eye, even when God places something before them to do that’s difficult.
The difference between the two people lies in how much they really trust God.
Both say they trust God and have faith in Him, but their actions speak much louder than their words.
If we say we trust Him, but we run away when facing difficulties or when He asks us to do something hard, then our trust isn’t what we might think or say it is.
The test of a believer is when God puts His finger on something in our lives and asks us to obey Him.
When life is going well for us, we usually have no trouble obeying Him and doing what He asks. But when we’re being pinched, and things are tough, we may start to hesitate and make excuses to try to avoid stepping out and obeying.
Now, let’s get real and talk about something that’s extremely sensitive, and very telling when God puts His finger on it and asks us to obey Him; money.
Money is something so few believers want God to put His finger on and ask them to part with.
But the believer who has strong faith, and who truly trusts God with everything, will obey Him and do whatever God asks them to do with the money and material things He has blessed them with. And they will trust God to continue to provide for them in whatever way He sees fit.
Why?
Because they know and understand that everything they have is His, not theirs.
It all belongs to Him!
We are stewards. Nothing more, nothing less.
Steward: a person who manages another’s personal or financial affairs or possessions. administrator, manager, agent
What we have been given possession of is only for a season. There just might come a time when God asks us to open our hands and pour out what He has entrusted us with.
And that day will tell us a lot about ourselves.
That day will eventually come for each and every one of us.
What will we do? Will we clench our fists tightly, determined to hold on to what God wants us to surrender, or will we open our hands and say, “here it is, Father. Do with it as you will”.
Which one are we?
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443
401-439-3780
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