Greetings Dear Reader,
Thank you for being patient with me whilst I worked through
the less pleasant aspects of what drives me.
I could mention other things but the truth is that the two prime
negative movers for me are those I have addressed.
Fortunately God has provided things that fuel me that are
good as well. Faith is one of them. I try to speak clearly and though I believe
the Bible I try to not use it as my jumping point in these thoughts. It does inform most of my thoughts. I want
to use two particular quotes
Hebrews 11:6 No one can please God without faith. Whoever
goes to God must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who seek
him.
Romans 14:23 But if a person has doubts and still eats, he
is condemned because he didn't act in faith. Anything that is not done in faith
is sin.
If you are unsure of the context of these two quotes it is
worth your time to read the surrounding text.
I do my best never to use quotes from the Bible out of context. I feel that both of the statements about
faith here translate universally based on the context.
If then I must have faith to please God and anything I do
outside of faith that I am doing what is right is sin I must assure that faith
is what drives me. This is not intended
to be a puerile statement. Faith is to
be an informed and intelligent. I am to
know why I do what I do in following Christ.
There are times, however, when all I have is faith. If I am not experienced at excising my faith
then when that it all I have there will be little in the tank to move me
onward. Faith drives me at times. There are things I do that I would not do
were it not for the urging of my beliefs.
I am a better man than I would be without faith.
It drives me when I need to fight fear and greed. It puts my perspective where it should be
when other cares try to overwhelm me.
Faith comes easy for me and I must be aware that is not true for
everyone. It is the essence of what
fires my soul to be faithful to Christ and to follow him. There is a purer fuel for me and we will
ponder that tomorrow.
By Faith – Michael Card
By faith one was
commended for the sacrifice he made
Another out of holy
fear built an ark the world to save
Another left his
homeland and as a stranger he'd reside
But none received the
promise then and so, in faith, they died.
Others conquered
kingdoms, quenched the fury of the flames
Some made strong in
battle, some were raised to life again
But many more were
martyred midst the crowds loud clamoring
By faith they would
not bow the knee nor kiss the emperor's ring
Faith understands and
offers
It assures and calms
our fears
It can shut the mouths
of lions
And make sense of
scars and tears
We persevere in hope
And with conscience
clean and clear
We walk this fallen
wilderness
With Salvation's
Pioneer
Being sure of what we
hope for, seeing what is yet unseen
A universe from
nothingness, new life where none had been
The known made from
unknowable and hope for the comfortless
Who hear and hold on
firmly to the faith that they possess
Faith understands and
offers
It assures and calms
our fears
It can shut the mouths
of lions
And make sense of
scars and tears
We persevere in hope
And with conscience
clean and clear
We walk this fallen
wilderness
With Salvation's
Pioneer
So fix your eyes upon
the Champion as you seek to run the race
Understanding that He
cheers you on as you long for His embrace
So hold on and do not
grow weary of the faith that you profess
Remembering that you
are ringed around by this cloud of witnesses
Faith understands and
offers
It assures and calms
our fears
It can shut the mouths
of lions
And make sense of
scars and tears
We persevere in hope
And with conscience
clean and clear
We walk this fallen
wilderness
With Salvation's
Pioneer
Wishing you joy in the journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer
who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a home
owner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure
store."
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