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Love Worth Finding - June 27


What Real Faith Is

“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1

People join churches today with wrong expectations. They think that church membership guarantees blessings and no burdens. Some think that God is just a heavenly cafeteria. And if it doesn’t work out as they wish, they say, “Well, it’s not paying off! I thought if I gave my heart to Jesus, then He would supply everything I wanted and I’d have no more worries.” People fall away because their expectations are not met. Let me tell you what real faith is. Real faith is not just receiving from God the things you want. Real faith is accepting from God the things He gives.

How are your spiritual eyeglasses? Are you looking at life with the eyes of the Lord and trusting that He will provide, not necessarily what you want, but what you need?

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Remnant wrote:Love Worth Finding - June 27


What Real Faith Is

“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1

People join churches today with wrong expectations. They think that church membership guarantees blessings and no burdens. Some think that God is just a heavenly cafeteria. And if it doesn’t work out as they wish, they say, “Well, it’s not paying off! I thought if I gave my heart to Jesus, then He would supply everything I wanted and I’d have no more worries.” People fall away because their expectations are not met. Let me tell you what real faith is. Real faith is not just receiving from God the things you want. Real faith is accepting from God the things He gives.

How are your spiritual eyeglasses? Are you looking at life with the eyes of the Lord and trusting that He will provide, not necessarily what you want, but what you need?

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I think Joseph is a perfect example of Real Faith.

God gave him a dream.

Then "wham"....sorry but I think you know what I mean.

I believe the reason Joseph turned and cried when his brothers came to Egypt was out of praise and understanding of God's ultimate promise and eternal purpose and sovereign power in bringing that dream to reality. We have the written Word of God...but he had to have Real Faith!!