JUST AS FEAR IS TREATED AS REBELLION AGAINST GOD , UNBELIEF IS TREATED AS REJECTION OF HIM AND EVEN CONTEMPT FOR HIM . IT , TOO , MAKES OUR HEARTS HOSTILE TERRITORY FOR HIS TRUTH AND BLOCKS OUR SENSE OF HIS PRESENCE . GOD SPECKS GOOD PLANS AND PURPOSES OVER US ; HE SEES OUR DESTINY IN FULL . AND WHEN WE ENTERTAIN UNBELIEF AND LET IT SINK IN AND AFFECT US , WE BECOME ROCKY SOIL FOR HIS SEEDS . WE UNINTENTIONALLY GO TO BATTLE AGAINST HIS CALLING . BELIEF COOPERATES WITH GOD . IT AGREES WITH WHO HE SAYS HE IS AND WHAT HE HAS SAID HE WILL DO .UNBELIEF , ON THE OTHER HAND , CONTRADICTS WHO HE SAYS HE IS AND WHAT HE HAS SAID HE WILL DO . BELIEF DRAWS US CLOSE TO HIM WHILE UNBELIEF SEPARATES US FROM HIM . ONE CAUSES US TO BEAT WITH HEARTBEAT ; THE OTHER WEAKENS OUR PULSE COMPLETELY . ONE NEGATIVE THOUGHT OF UNBELIEF CAN BE THE CATALYST FOR A DOWNWARD SPIRAL OF DISCOURAGEMENT AND DEPRESSION . JUST AS FAITH FEEDS FAITH , UNBELIEF FEEDS UNBELIEF . WHEN WE ALLOW OUR MINDS TO BEGIN GOING DOWN A HOPELESS PATH , WE FIND OURSELVES ON A VERY SLIPPERY SLOP , AND ITS HARD TO CLIMB BACK UP . WE HAVE TO LEARN TO CUT OFF UNBELIEF WHEN IT FIRST APPEARS . HERE IS WHAT GOD TOLD ME TO TELL HIS PEOPLE : IN A FALLEN WORLD SEPARATED FROM MY VISIBLE PRESENCE , FAITH IS THE ONLY WAY TO CONNECT WITH ME . AND MY HEART LONGS FOR YOU TO CONNECT WITH ME . SO BELIEVE--EVERY WORD I SPECK , EVERY DIRECTION I LEAD , EVERY PROMISE I GIVE . ENTERTAIN NO CONTRADICTING VOICES . MY VOICE IS ABSOLUTE . I WILL ACCOMPLISH THE THINGS I HAVE SPOKEN . IF YOU BELIEVE THEM , I WILL HONOR YOUR FAITH BY SHOWING MYSELF TO YOU.
Posted on: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 22:10:17 +0000
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