For about 14 years I've tried to walk by faith. As Pastor Paul brought the message today about faith I began to question when does faith turn into fear? When does it become an excuse and not a conviction? When does it become a mask instead of a message? According to Hebrews 11:1 - Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. It was by faith that many many great men and women of the Bible, walked with God. Even today, many Christians still walk by that same faith.
As I look around at the lives of the believers of today (including my own), I see a lot more fearful faith. We are fearful to say enough is enough because it may require us to sacrifice or be persecuted. We make excuses for one another and we are no longer bold for the Lord and His truths. We say we are "walking by faith", believing that God will change the situation. So we sit with our faces covered hoping that no one can really see us and convincing ourselves that we are "walking by faith."
I say that there has to come a time when we stand on the truths of God's Word. As 2 Corinthians 5:7 says, "We live by faith, and not by sight." If that is the case then those coworkers, neighbors, family and friends that are so broken and so lost, they can come to Jesus. Do we love them enough to believe that they will change or are we too fearful to reach out to them? How will they change if they don't see a reason for change? Loving them mean living a life worth following. Are you loving one another, unselfishly, relentlessly encouraging and admonishing one another? Yes, this takes work. Lots of work. Why else do you think we are here? To sit on our derriere and think the Word does not pertain to us because we don't agree with it. Sorry, no voting in this circle. God's Word is God's Word. Try to change it and we can find ourselves flat on our faces. Not from falling but repenting for being so foolish as to think we are wiser than God
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