February 20, 2011

But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

Hebrews 11: 6(NKJV)



Have you ever dared to question what is currently factual? For example, before Neil Armstrong, no one had ever walked on the moon. He had to question the facts surrounding him and he had to question what was. No one had ever walked on the moon. But could they? What about Harriet Tubman? People were stuck and things were not changing. But could they? No one was taking a step to act on behalf a people. But could they?

It is a great thing to look back over history and see where people have taken a look at their surroundings, didn't like what they saw, and dared to ask questions. However, to accomplish something great, they couldn't just sit around drawing question marks. They had to examine their surroundings, question them AND answer their questions with an act. A question unanswered will never change the world or make history. It is in the same way that faith without works is dead. (James 2:17)

Faith is something people struggle with every single day. I know I have. Some people like to sweep hope or faith under the rug and say things like, "Well, it doesn't matter whether you win or lose, its how you played the game". Ya, that saying is old and people are probably using it somewhere now, but I don't buy it. Try telling a mother who's baby is battling cancer that it doesn't matter whether she wins or loses. Try telling someone on the verge of suicide that it doesn't matter whether they win or lose. Winning does matter in life and anyone who thinks otherwise is allowing themselves to cop out.

Its time for people to find their passion, or rather, to look back into the secret places of their heart and rediscover the callings that they have hidden away because they are scared to actually accomplish them. Its time to stand up for what you are passionate about. Its time to stop asking questions on FaceBook, and to start asking questions of yourself. It is due time that we also require ourselves to answer our own questions.

You see, faith without works is dead. Therefore, faith is an act. You can believe all day that God has the power to help you walk on water, but until you take that first step out of the boat, you have shown no faith at all.

In the same way, you can believe that God has called you to do great things, but if you will never start walking toward that goal, it will always be a blurry bullseye in the distance. We MUST allow ourselves to let go of what others think, we must allow ourselves to hold onto God with all our might, and we must allow ourselves to have faith. Not just lip service, but earth shattering, nation rocking, world changing faith. Our faith should be so loud that people ask us why we are screaming even when we have not whispered a word.

I submit to you today, that if you get out of bed tomorrow determined to ask questions and give answers just in the small events of that day, you will already have begun to change the world.

Seek God in His Word. Seek His heart on faith.


Yet we have the same spirit of faith as he had who wrote, I have believed, and therefore have I spoken. We too believe, and therefore we speak.

2 Corinthians 4: 13